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

For Joint and several liability rule · Minnesota, state is Minnesota; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is When two or more persons are severally liable, contributions to awards shall be in proportion to the percentage of fault attributable to each, except that the following persons are jointly and severally liable for the whole award; joint liability fault threshold is greater than 50 percent; statutory citation is 604.02 APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** When two or more persons are severally liable, contributions to awards shall be in proportion to the percentage of fault attributable to each, except that the following persons are jointly and severally liable for the whole award _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** greater than 50 percent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 604.02 APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES.

## What the source says

> When two or more persons are severally liable, contributions to awards shall be in proportion to the percentage of fault attributable to each, except that the following persons are jointly and severally liable for the whole award: (1) a person whose fault is greater than 50 percent; (2) two or more persons who act in a common scheme or plan that results in injury; (3) a person who commits an intentional tort; or

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/604.02

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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