North Dakota Code 32-39-02 – Voluntary service or payment not admission of liability
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No receipt of a voluntary service or partial payment of a claim, including a claim of medical malpractice, against any person based on alleged liability of that person for injury or damage arising out of any occurrence may be construed as a waiver or release of the claim by the person receiving the service or payment, unless a written waiver or release is given. No receipt, provision, or payment of a voluntary service or partial payment of a claim may reduce the amount of damages which may be pleaded and proved in a court proceeding between the parties.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-39-02
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37