# Comparative fault system · Ohio — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Comparative fault system · Ohio, state is Ohio; rule type is Comparative fault system; fault system is Modified comparative fault (51% bar); when the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery is if the contributory fault of the plaintiff was not greater than the combined tortious conduct of all other persons from whom the plaintiff seeks recovery in this action; fault threshold is 51%, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Ohio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Comparative fault system _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Fault system:** Modified comparative fault (51% bar) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **When the plaintiff's own fault bars recovery:** if the contributory fault of the plaintiff was not greater than the combined tortious conduct of all other persons from whom the plaintiff seeks recovery in this action _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fault threshold:** 51% _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Section 2315.33 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> The contributory fault of a person does not bar the person as plaintiff from recovering damages that have directly and proximately resulted from the tortious conduct of one or more other persons, if the contributory fault of the plaintiff was not greater than the combined tortious conduct of all other persons from whom the plaintiff seeks recovery in this action and of all other persons from whom the plaintiff does not seek recovery in this action.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statutory citation

> Section 2315.33 | Contributory fault effect on right to recover.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2315.33

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state](https://referencesource.org/state-comparative-fault-joint-liability-rules/).