H 3662 General Bill, By L.E. Gentry
    A Bill to amend Section 15-1-300, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to contributory negligence in motor vehicle accident actions, so as to broaden the scope of the Section by providing for comparative negligence; to amend Sections 42-1-520, relating to Workers' Compensation and defenses available to an employer and 58-17-3730, relating to actions against common carriers by rail, so as to delete any reference to the defenses of contributory negligence, negligence of a fellow servant, and assumption of risk; and to repeal Section 15-73-20, relating to barring recovery against sellers of defective products under certain conditions.
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03/07/91	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/07/91	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7