Chapter 9 Contributory Negligence and Comparative Fault

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Chapter 9 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AND COMPARATIVE FAULT

NICHOLAS E. WHEELER, B.A. (cum laude), Oregon State University (2001); J.D., University of Oregon Law School (2004); admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 2004; partner, Cosgrave Vergeer Kester LLP, Portland.

The author would like to thank Ashleigh E. Edwards and Chester D. Hill for their assistance on this revision. The author and the OSB Legal Publications Department thank the authors of all prior editions of this chapter for their contributions.

§ 9.1 BACKGROUND AND SCOPE OF CHAPTER....................9-2

§ 9.2 CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AND COMPARATIVE FAULT......................................................9-3

§ 9.2-1 Evolution of ORS 31.600................................................9-3

§ 9.2-2 Origins of ORS 31.600 and Interpretation......................9-5

§ 9.2-3 Other Comparative-Fault Statutes...................................9-6

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