VAN HOOMISSEN, Judge.
This is a negligence action. Defendant appeals the trial court's ruling striking its affirmative defense that plaintiff was negligent in failing to use a seat belt. The dispositive issue is whether failure to use a seat belt may be considered in determining the comparative fault of persons involved in automobile accidents. We affirm.
Plaintiff lost control of his car while driving on Highway 101. It rolled over, and he sustained lacerations...
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