The Defendant May Put Forth A(n)__________ Which Admits the Defendant

question 65

Multiple Choice

The defendant may put forth a(n) __________ which admits the defendant acted in a certain way but claims that the defendant's conduct was not the __________ of harm to the plaintiff,or that that defendant's conduct was __________.

• A) affirmative defense, legal cause, excused
• B) motion for summary judgment, legal cause, excused
• C) counterclaim, legal cause, excused
• D) affirmative defense, proximate cause, preempted

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