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Judicial Application Of Ohio's Comparative Negligence Statute, Michael J. Olah, Paul F. Meyerhoefer
Judicial Application Of Ohio's Comparative Negligence Statute, Michael J. Olah, Paul F. Meyerhoefer
Akron Law Review
In the case of Wilfong v. Batdorf the Ohio Supreme Court reexamined the issue of the retroactive application of Ohio's comparative negligence statute. Ohio's statute abolishing the defense of contributory negligence in a tort action was passed with an effective date of June 20, 1980, and the court faced the task of deciding whether comparative fault measurements could be used in an action arising prior to the effective date of the statute, but not coming to trial until after the effective date of the act. Previously the court had the opportunity to examine this issue in the case of Viers …
Innocent Injury And Loss Distribution: The Florida Pure Comparative Negligence System, Vincent S. Walkowiak
Innocent Injury And Loss Distribution: The Florida Pure Comparative Negligence System, Vincent S. Walkowiak
Florida State University Law Review
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Comparative Negligence And Automobile Liability Insurance, Cornelius J. Peck
Comparative Negligence And Automobile Liability Insurance, Cornelius J. Peck
Michigan Law Review
The purpose of this article is not to re-plow the ground of history, case law, and statutory developments which has been so competently tilled by others. Nor is the purpose to give a detailed consideration of each of the practical matters mentioned above. Instead, the focus of this article is on the relationship between comparative negligence and automobile liability insurance. Insurance rates and accident statistics, rather than rules of law and cases, are the primary materials. Such a consideration of the subject it might be hoped would give a positive and substantiated answer to the frequently debated but never documented …
The Michigan Supreme Court - An Analysis Of Recent Decisions, Frederic F. Brace Jr., James A. Park
The Michigan Supreme Court - An Analysis Of Recent Decisions, Frederic F. Brace Jr., James A. Park
Michigan Law Review
It is the purpose of this comment to attempt to determine and evaluate just what the court's role has been. Attention will be directed to selected areas of non-statutory and statutory law, with specific emphasis placed upon the areas of contributory negligence and workmen's compensation.
The Burden Of Pleading Contributory Negligence In Kentucky, Gladney Harville
The Burden Of Pleading Contributory Negligence In Kentucky, Gladney Harville
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.