Opinion ID: 2186413
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Heading: Reduction of the Warranty Awards

Text: The defendant next argues that the trial justice erred in his refusal to reduce the awards for breach of warranty by 75 percent because the jury found the plaintiff 75 percent at fault. The judgments entered reflected a reduction of the awards on the negligence and strict liability counts but did not reflect a reduction of the warranty claims. The provisions of the comparative-negligence statute, G.L. 1956 (1985 Reenactment) § 9-20-4, apply to actions for personal injuries resulting from breach of warranty. Fiske v. MacGregor, 464 A.2d 719, 726-29 (R.I. 1983). Accordingly, we hold that the trial justice erred in his refusal to reduce the warranty awards. Since we have upheld the direction of the verdict for defendant on breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, that claim is no longer before us.