Negligence per se
In US law whereby an act is considered negligent as it violates a statute (or regulation) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Negligence per se is a doctrine in US law whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation). The doctrine is effectively a form of strict liability.
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Negligence per se means greater liability than contributory negligence.