Prior to the Legislative Changes in Canada with Respect to Contributory

question 56

Multiple Choice

Prior to the legislative changes in Canada with respect to contributory negligence,if a plaintiff contributed in any way to her or his own loss the action would fail.Statutes now require courts to

• A)determine if the plaintiff's degree of fault exceeds the defendant's degree of fault as a pre-condition to dismissing the action.
• B)apportion damages according to the respective degree of responsibility of the parties.
• C)find against the most liable defendant.
• D)follow strictly the responsibility chart set out in the statute.

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