Comparative Negligence: S.B. 3 (2005) - ATRA

Comparative Negligence: S.B. 3 (2005)

| December 12, 2016

Provided for comparative negligence amongst all parties for all cases.

Provided for comparative negligence amongst all parties for all cases.

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