Negligence
111joint negligence — In case of joint negligence of several people, proximately causing accident, they act together in concert and either do something together which they should not do or fail to do something which they are together obligated to do under… …
112ordinary negligence — noun : a failure to exercise or an absence of such care and diligence as a person of ordinary care, precaution, and diligence would exercise under the same or similar circumstances that is one of the three degrees of negligence recognized both at …
113Contributory negligence — Contributory Con*trib u*to*ry, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock; contributive. Milton. [1913 Webster] Bonfires of contributory wood.… …
114professional negligence — index malpractice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 professional negligence …
115Comparative Negligence — A principle of tort law that applies to casualty insurance in certain states. Comparative negligence states that when an accident occurs, the fault/negligence of each party involved is based upon their respective contributions to the accident.… …
116collateral negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
117ordinary negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
118passive negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
119simple negligence — see negligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
120concurrent 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 …
