Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.m	(revision 18044)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.m	(revision 18045)
@@ -169,12 +169,9 @@
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','damage.equiv_stress','numel',[1],'values',[0 1]);
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','damage.requested_outputs','stringrow',1);
-			elseif (obj.law>0),
+			elseif (obj.law~=0),
 				if (solution==DamageEvolutionSolutionEnum),
 					error('Invalid evolution law (md.damage.law) for a damage solution');
 				end
-			else 
-				error('invalid damage evolution law');
-			end
-
+			end
 		end % }}}
 		function list=defaultoutputs(self,md) % {{{