Comparative fault system · Colorado
For Comparative fault system · Colorado, state is Colorado; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (50% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought; fault threshold is 50%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Colorado our reading
- Rule type
- Comparative fault system our reading
- Fault system
- Modified comparative fault (50% bar) our reading
- When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery
- if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought verified
- Fault threshold
- 50% our reading
- Statutory citation
- 13-21-111 verified
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What the source says
Contributory negligence shall not bar recovery in any action by any person or his legal representative to recover damages for negligence resulting in death or in injury to person or property, if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought
— leg.colorado.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
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Statutory citation
13-21-111. Negligence cases - comparative negligence as measure of damages.
— all from leg.colorado.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- leg.colorado.govhttps://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf