6-801. COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE OR COMPARATIVE RESPONSIBILITY — EFFECT OF CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. Contributory negligence or comparative responsibility shall not bar recovery in an action by any person or his legal representative to recover damages for negligence, gross negligence or comparative responsibility resulting in death or in injury to person or property, if such negligence or comparative […]
6-802. VERDICT GIVING PERCENTAGE OF NEGLIGENCE OR COMPARATIVE RESPONSIBILITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO EACH PARTY. The court may, and when requested by any party shall, direct the jury to find separate special verdicts determining the amount of damages and the percentage of negligence or comparative responsibility attributable to each party; and the court shall then reduce the […]
6-803. CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS — DECLARATION OF RIGHT — EXCEPTION — LIMITED JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. (1) The right of contribution exists among joint tortfeasors, but a joint tortfeasor is not entitled to a money judgment for contribution until he has by payment discharged the common liability or has paid more than his pro […]
6-804. COMMON LAW LIABILITIES PRESERVED. Nothing in this act affects: (1) The common law liability of the several joint tortfeasors to have judgment recovered and payment made from them individually by the injured person for the whole injury shall be limited to causes of action listed in section 6-803, Idaho Code. However, the recovery of […]
6-805. EFFECT OF RELEASE OF ONE TORTFEASOR ON LIABILITY OF OTHERS. (1) A release by the injured person of one (1) joint tortfeasor, whether before or after judgment, does not discharge the other tortfeasors unless the release so provides, but, unless otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, reduces the claim against the other […]
6-806. EFFECT OF RELEASE OF ONE TORTFEASOR ON HIS LIABILITY FOR CONTRIBUTION TO OTHERS — LIMITS ON APPLICATION OF SECTION. A release by the injured person of one (1) joint tortfeasor does not relieve him from liability to make contribution to another joint tortfeasor unless the release is given before the right of the other […]
6-807. LIMITATION ON THE RECOVERY OF DAMAGES — REDUCING OR INCREASING AN AWARD. (1) In all civil actions in which there has been an award of damages as herein defined, the trial judge may, in his discretion, and after considering all of the evidence, alter such portion of the award representing damages if the amount […]
6-808. CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR SELF-DEFENSE. (1) A person who uses force as justified in section 18-4009, Idaho Code, or as otherwise permitted in sections 19-201 through 19-205, Idaho Code, is immune from any civil liability for the use of such force except when the person knew or reasonably should have known that the person against […]
