As a Result of Careless Driving, Mr

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Multiple Choice

As a result of careless driving, Mr. Boz accidentally knocked Mr. Alder, a seventy-year-old man, off his bike. Mr. Alder broke his arm and collar bone. Because of a rare disease, there was little likelihood that the breaks would heal properly, if at all. In effect, unlike most who would suffer those breaks, he lost the use of his right arm. Mr. Alder sued Boz for negligence. The court held Boz liable. With regard to the question of the amount of damages to be paid by the defendant, which of the following is correct?

• A) It should be an amount to cover the full extent of the injury suffered.
• B) It should be an amount to cover the extent of injury that would have been suffered by a reasonable man.
• C) It should be an amount to cover the extent of injury that would have been suffered by the average man.
• D) In should be an amount to cover the extent of injury that would have been suffered by the average seventy-year-old man, because a reasonable man would not have foreseen the extent of injury actually suffered.
• E) It should be no compensation at all because of Mr. Alder's rare condition.

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