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RSA 507:7-i · Inadmissible Evidence; Post Verdict Procedure

Title
ACTIONS, PROCESS, AND SERVICE OF PROCESS
Chapter
507 · ACTIONS
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes

Official source

507:7-i Inadmissible Evidence; Post Verdict Procedure. –
Evidence of a settlement with, or the giving of a release or covenant not to sue to, one or more persons liable for the same injury shall not be introduced in evidence in a trial by jury of an action against another person to recover damages for the same injury. However, upon return of a verdict for the plaintiff by the jury in any such trial, the court shall inquire of counsel the amount of consideration paid for any such settlement, release, or covenant not to sue, and shall reduce the plaintiff's verdict by that amount.
Source. 1986, 227:2, eff. July 1, 1986.

Source note

Source. 1986, 227:2, eff. July 1, 1986.

Source history

  • 1986, 227:2, eff. July 1, 1986

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