divided damages rule

Maritime law. The obsolete principle that when two parties are jointly liable to a third party for a tort, each party is liable for only half the damages.

• The courts now apply a comparative-negligence standard. [Cases: Collision 143. C.J.S. Collision §§ 242, 245, 259, 261–262.]

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译者Celia，毕业于新加坡知名法学院，擅长翻译涉及信息和智能技术领域的法律文件。