concurrent negligence

concurrent negligence
The contributory negligence of the plaintiff in an action for negligence, it and the negligence of the defendant both contributing to produce the injury for which damages are claimed. Dyerson v Union Pacific Railroad Co. 74 Kan 528, 87 P 680. The negligence of a third person concurring with that of the defendant in an action for negligence. Alabama Power Co. v Bass, 218 Ala 586, 119 So 625, 63 ALR 1. See concurrent causes.

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  • concurrent negligence — Consists of the negligence of two or more persons concurring, not necessarily in point of time, but in point of consequence, in producing a single indivisible injury. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Towbridge, Com.Pl., 38 Ohio Misc. 55, 311 N.E.2d 901 …   Black's law dictionary

  • concurrent negligence — Consists of the negligence of two or more persons concurring, not necessarily in point of time, but in point of consequence, in producing a single indivisible injury. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Towbridge, Com.Pl., 38 Ohio Misc. 55, 311 N.E.2d 901 …   Black's law dictionary

  • concurrent negligence — noun (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑negligence, ↑carelessness, ↑neglect, ↑nonperformance …   Useful english dictionary

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  • concurrent tortfeasors — Those whose independent, negligent acts combined or concurred at one point in time to injure a third party. Radford Shelton & Associates Dental Laboratory, Inc. v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc., Okl.App., 569 P.2d 506, 509. See also comparative… …   Black's law dictionary

  • imputed negligence — The negligence of one person which, by reason of his relation to another person, is chargeable to that person. 38 Am J1st Negl § 234. A ground for defeating liability for negligence by charging the plaintiff with the concurrent negligence of a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Professional negligence in English Law — In the English law of tort, professional negligence is a subset of the general rules on negligence to cover the situation in which the defendant has represented him or herself as having more than average skills and abilities. The usual rules rely …   Wikipedia

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