Section 51-12-11. Mitigation of damages required; exception

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When a person is injured by the negligence of another, he must mitigate his damages as far as is practicable by the use of ordinary care and diligence. However, this duty to mitigate does not apply in cases of positive and continuous torts.

Civil Code 1895, § 3802; Civil Code 1910, § 4398; Code 1933, § 105-2014.

                    
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