Section 9.21 Joint and Several Liability and Contribution

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M. (§9.21) Joint and Several Liability and Contribution

In Smith v. Coffey, 37 S.W.3d 797 (Mo. banc 2001), the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission was allocated five percent of the fault of an automobile accident based on its failure to provide a clearly delineated stop bar at an intersection. The Court rejected the Commission’s argument that its liability could not exceed the five percent fault allocated to it because the joint and several liability statute, § 537.067, now RSMo 2016, does not...

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