Joint and several liability rule · North Carolina
For Joint and several liability rule · North Carolina, state is North Carolina; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Each defendant is jointly and severally liable, except if a plaintiff’s failure to use ordinary care was a proximate cause of his or her injury, the plaintiff may not recover unless the case involves willful or wanton conduct by defendants; statutory citation is North Carolina General Statutes § 1B-2. Brewer v. Harris, 279 N.C. 288, 182 S.E.2d 345 (N.C. 1971), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- North Carolina our reading
- Rule type
- Joint and several liability rule our reading
- Joint liability rule
- Each defendant is jointly and severally liable, except if a plaintiff’s failure to use ordinary care was a proximate cause of his or her injury, the plaintiff may not recover unless the case involves willful or wanton conduct by defendants. verified
- Statutory citation
- North Carolina General Statutes § 1B-2. Brewer v. Harris, 279 N.C. 288, 182 S.E.2d 345 (N.C. 1971). verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
No. Each defendant is jointly and severally liable, except if a plaintiff’s failure to use ordinary care was a proximate cause of his or her injury, the plaintiff may not recover unless the case involves willful or wanton conduct by defendants. North Carolina General Statutes § 1B-2. Brewer v. Harris, 279 N.C. 288, 182 S.E.2d 345 (N.C. 1971).
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf