§55-7-1. Seduction
An action for seduction may be maintained, without any allegation of proof of the loss of the service of the female by reason of the defendant's wrongful act.
§55-7-10. Trespass Abolished; Trespass on the Case to Lie in Lieu Thereof
The action of trespass is abolished. In all cases in which an action of trespass could have been maintained an action of trespass on the case shall lie.
§55-7-11. Suits Against Unincorporated Common Carriers
Where common carriers are not incorporated, any one or more of them may be sued by his or their name or names only, to recover damages for loss of, or injury to, any parcel, package, or person; and such suit shall not abate for the want of joining any of the coproprietors, or copartners.
§55-7-11a. Settlement, Release or Statement Within Twenty Days After Personal Injury; Disavowal; Certain Expressions of Sympathy Inadmissible as Evidence
(a) If a person sustains a personal injury, no person shall within twenty days from the date of the personal injury while the injured person is either: (i) An inpatient in any hospital; or (ii) partially or totally unable to engage in his or her usual trade, profession or occupation: (1) Negotiate or attempt to […]
§55-7-12. Liability of One Joint Tort-Feasor Not Affected by Release To, or Accord and Satisfaction With, Another
A release to, or an accord and satisfaction with, one or more joint trespassers, or tort-feasors, shall not inure to the benefit of another such trespasser, or tort-feasor, and shall be no bar to an action or suit against such other joint trespasser, or tort-feasor, for the same cause of action to which the release […]
§55-7-13a. Modified Comparative Fault Standard Established
(a) For purposes of this article, "comparative fault" means the degree to which the fault of a person was a proximate cause of an alleged personal injury or death or damage to property, expressed as a percentage. Fault shall be determined according to section thirteen-c of this article. (b) In any action based on tort […]
§55-7-13b. Definitions
As used in this article: "Compensatory damages" means damages awarded to compensate a plaintiff for economic and noneconomic loss. "Defendant" means, for purposes of determining an obligation to pay damages to another under this chapter, any person against whom a claim is asserted including a counter-claim defendant, cross-claim defendant or third-party defendant. "Fault" means an […]
§55-7-13c. Liability to Be Several; Amount of Judgment; Allocation of Fault
(a) In any action for damages, the liability of each defendant for compensatory damages shall be several only and may not be joint. Each defendant shall be liable only for the amount of compensatory damages allocated to that defendant in direct proportion to that defendant's percentage of fault, and a separate judgment shall be rendered […]
§55-7-13d. Determination of Fault; Imputed Fault; When Plaintiff’s Criminal Conduct Bars Recovery; Burden of Proof; Damages; Stay of Action; Limitations; Applicability; Severability
(a) Determination of fault of parties and nonparties. — (1) In assessing percentages of fault, the trier of fact shall consider the fault of all persons who contributed to the alleged damages regardless of whether the person was or could have been named as a party to the suit; (2) Fault of a nonparty shall […]
§55-7-14. Liability of Visual or Sound Broadcasting Stations for Defamatory Statements
The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement published or uttered in or as a part of a visual or sound radio broadcast, […]
§55-7-15. Aid to Victim of Accident and Victim of Crime; Immunity From Civil Liability
No person, including a person licensed to practice medicine or dentistry, who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or to a victim at the scene of a crime, without remuneration, shall be liable for any civil damages as the result of any act or omission in rendering such emergency […]
§55-7-16. Immunity From Liability for Ski Patrol Rendering Emergency Care
(a) A member in good standing of a national ski patrol system who, without compensation, provides emergency aid or assistance to an injured or ill person at the scene of a ski resort rescue operation, outdoor emergency rescue operation or while otherwise performing ski patrol or while transporting an injured or ill person to a […]
§55-7-17. Aid by Trained Hazardous Substance Response Personnel; Immunity From Civil Liability; Definitions
No person trained in a qualified program of hazardous substance emergency response certified by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to rules promulgated by authority of subsection (a), section five-a, article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code, who in good faith renders advice or assistance at the scene of an actual or threatened discharge of any […]
§55-7-18. Limiting Liability of Home Care Service Providers, Daycare Centers and Residential Care Facilities Disclosing Certain Employment Information
When a residential care facility required to be registered, licensed or certified under the laws of the state, a licensed day care center, or an agency providing services in the home to children or incapacitated adults is asked to provide an employment reference with respect to a named individual who provided services to children or […]
§55-7-18a. Employer Immunity From Liability; Disclosure of Information Regarding Former Employees
(a) Any employer or his or her designated agent who discloses job-related information that may be reasonably considered adverse about a former or current employee to a prospective employer of the former or current employee is presumed to be acting in good faith and is immune from civil liability for the disclosure or its consequences: […]
§55-7-19. Liability of Health Care Providers Who Render Services at School Athletic Events; Limiting Liability; Exceptions
Any person licensed by, or certified or registered in, this state or another state to provide health care or professional health care services: (1) Who is in attendance at an athletic event sponsored by a public or private elementary or secondary school; and (2) who gratuitously and in good faith agrees to render emergency care […]
§55-7-2. Insulting Words
All words which, from their usual construction and common acceptation, are construed as insults and tend to violence and breach of the peace, shall be actionable. No demurrer shall preclude a jury from passing thereon.
§55-7-20. Limiting Civil Liability of Nonprofits for Arranging Passage on Excursion Trains
Any not for profit corporation for which one of its purposes is to arrange for persons or groups of persons to take excursions through, on, at or near places of scenic, historic or educational interest using trains, trackage or other related equipment and facilities of a regulated common carrier or governmental entity, shall not be […]
§55-7-21. Creating Presumption of Good Faith for Court-Appointed Licensed Psychologists and Psychiatrists Conducting a Child Custody Evaluation; Method for Assigning Court and Legal Fees
(a) A licensed psychologist or licensed psychiatrist who has been appointed by a court to conduct a child custody evaluation in a judicial proceeding shall be presumed to be acting in good faith if the evaluation has been conducted consistent with standards established by the American psychological association's guidelines for child custody evaluations in divorce […]
§55-7-22. Civil Relief for Persons Resisting Certain Criminal Activities
(a) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence is justified in using reasonable and proportionate force, including deadly force, against an intruder or attacker to prevent a forcible entry into the home or residence or to terminate the intruder's or attacker's unlawful entry if the occupant reasonably apprehends that the intruder […]