Coco Sued Vincent for Negligence

question 31

Multiple Choice

Coco sued Vincent for negligence. He has relied on the defence of contributory negligence. That defence may be successful only if the evidence indicates that

• A) Coco actually knew that she might suffer a loss to herself if she acted carelessly.
• B) Coco's carelessness created one injury and Vincent's carelessness caused a different injury.
• C) it was reasonably foreseeable that a careless act by Coco might inflict a loss upon Vincent.
• D) Coco breached the standard of care.
• E) Vincent suffered some injury or loss.

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