Comparative fault system · New Hampshire
What is the fault system for Comparative fault system · New Hampshire?
For Comparative fault system, state is New Hampshire; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate; fault threshold is 51%; statutory citation is 507:7-d, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
Contributory fault shall not bar recovery in an action by any plaintiff or plaintiff's legal representative, to recover damages in tort for death, personal injury or property damage, if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate
— gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-08-31
- State
- New Hampshire our reading
- Rule type
- Comparative fault system our reading
- Fault system
- Modified comparative fault (51% bar) our reading
- When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery
- if such fault was not greater than the fault of the defendant, or the defendants in the aggregate verified
- Fault threshold
- 51% our reading
- Statutory citation
- 507:7-d verified
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Statutory citation
507:7-d Comparative Fault.
— all from gencourt.state.nh.us, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- gencourt.state.nh.ushttps://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LII/507/507-7-d.htm