Justin Buys a Computer from a Retailer and His Son

question 38

Multiple Choice

Justin buys a computer from a retailer and his son is injured when the glass on the monitor shatters while he is using it.He sues the wholesaler only and the jury determines that this was a manufacturing defect that existed when the computer left the factory and caused the son's injury.The jury determined that the wholesaler was only 5-percent responsible,the retailer 20-percent,and the manufacturer 75-percent.Justin can:

• A) recover the full amount of his damages from the wholesaler
• B) recover only 5 percent of his damages from the wholesaler
• C) recover 20 percent from the retailer,but none from the parties he did not deal with
• D) not recover because he (the son) was not the one who bought the computer