Michigan Laws 600.2958 – Plaintiff’s contributory fault not as bar to recovery of damages
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.2958
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Subject to section 2959, in an action based on tort or another legal theory seeking damages for personal injury, property damage, or wrongful death, a plaintiff‘s contributory fault does not bar that plaintiff’s recovery of damages.