Joint and several liability rule · Missouri
For Joint and several liability rule · Missouri, state is Missouri; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability fault threshold is greater than 51%; statutory citation is Missouri Revised Statutes § 537.067, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Missouri our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- A defendant can only be held jointly liable for damages if the defendant is greater than 51% at fault. A defendant who is less than 51% at fault shall only be responsible for damages in proportion to his or her degree of fault. verified
- Joint liability fault threshold
- greater than 51% verified
- Statutory citation
- Missouri Revised Statutes § 537.067 verified
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What the source says
A defendant can only be held jointly liable for damages if the defendant is greater than 51% at fault. A defendant who is less than 51% at fault shall only be responsible for damages in proportion to his or her degree of fault. Missouri Revised Statutes § 537.067
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf