# Joint and several liability rule · Idaho — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · Idaho, state is Idaho; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence, except where co-defendants were acting in concert, or a person is an agent or servant of a party; statutory citation is Idaho Code § 6-803; Jones v. HealthSouth Treasure Valley Hosp., 206 P.3d 473 (Idaho 2009), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Idaho _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence, except where co-defendants were acting in concert, or a person is an agent or servant of a party. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Idaho Code § 6-803; Jones v. HealthSouth Treasure Valley Hosp., 206 P.3d 473 (Idaho 2009). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence, except where co-defendants were acting in concert, or a person is an agent or servant of a party. Idaho Code § 6-803; Jones v. HealthSouth Treasure Valley Hosp., 206 P.3d 473 (Idaho 2009).

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).