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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In the law of negligence, this term denotes the doctrine or rule that, notwithstanding the negligence of a plaintiff, if, at the time the injury was done, it might have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care on the part of the defendant, the defendant will be liable for the failure to exercise such care.
Styles v. Railroad Co.., 118 N. a 1084, 24 S. E. 740; MteLamb v. Railroad Co.., 122 N. O. 862, 29 S. E. 894,