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

For Joint and several liability rule · Mississippi, state is Mississippi; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except where they consciously or deliberately pursue a common plan or design to commit a tortious act or actively take part in it; statutory citation is Mississippi Code § 85-5- 7(2) and (4), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Mississippi _(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 they consciously or deliberately pursue a common plan or design to commit a tortious act or actively take part in it. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Mississippi Code § 85-5- 7(2) and (4). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Yes. Defendants are responsible only for their proportionate share of negligence except where they consciously or deliberately pursue a common plan or design to commit a tortious act or actively take part in it. Mississippi Code § 85-5- 7(2) and (4).

## Source

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

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