The amount of the judgment entered at trial reflected the reduction made on account of the plaintiff's contributory negligence. |
Whether a plaintiff is guilty of contributory negligence is a question of fact. |
That, of course, does not mean that the appellant was guilty of contributory negligence. |
Negligence, or contributory negligence, will suffice either to defeat the claim or to reduce the award of damages. |
In respect of the second flood, the claimants were not guilty of contributory negligence. |
You hear judges write that the employee is guilty of contributory negligence. |