fifty decisions

Fifty Decisions. Justinian’s rulings that settled controversies and eliminated obsolete rules in the law. • The decisions were made in preparation for Justinian’s Digest.

— Also termed (in Latin) Quinquaginta Decisiones.

50 PERCENT PLUS ONE

50 percent plus one. See HALF PLUS ONE.

50-PERCENT RULE

50-percent rule. The principle that liability for negligence is apportioned in accordance with the percentage of fault that the fact-finder assigns to each party, that the plaintiff’s recovery will be reduced by the percentage of negligence assigned to the plaintiff, and that the plaintiff’s recovery is barred if the plaintiff’s percentage of fault is 50% or more.

— Also termed modified-comparative-negligence doctrine. Cf. PURE-COMPARATIVE-NEGLIGENCE DOCTRINE . See comparative negligence under NEGLIGENCE; APPORTIONMENT OF LIABILITY . [Cases: Negligence 549(10).]

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