A finding of contributory negligence in personal injury cases involving pedestrian falls requires identification of a specific want of reasonable care by the plaintiff beyond the failure to perceive the very hazard that the defendant's negligence created, and a Malec discount for past economic loss must be supported by, and consistent with, the trial judge's positive findings of fact.
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