File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Menes, E. Burns, Turner, R. Baker
- Entitled:
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Maryland Comparative Negligence Act
Establishing comparative negligence as the method for awarding damages
in negligence actions; placing the burden of proof on the person
alleging negligence; prohibiting the rule of contributory negligence
from barring recovery in negligence actions; eliminating joint and
several liability under specified circumstances; etc.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- JUDGMENTS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- NEGLIGENCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
11-2A-01 ,
11-2A-02 ,
11-2A-03 ,
11-2A-04 ,
11-2A-05 ,
11-2A-06
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)