What Was the Result on Appeal of the R

question 26

Multiple Choice

What was the result on appeal of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco case in the text in which the trial court awarded a smoker approximately $200,000 against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco?

• A) The appellate court reversed the award, finding the company had no duty to warn smokers of the harm associated with smoking cigarettes.
• B) The appellate court reversed the award because harm from smoking cigarettes was unforeseeable.
• C) The appellate court affirmed the award against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, which before 1969 had negligently failed to warn smokers of the harm associated with smoking cigarettes.
• D) The appellate court affirmed the award, even though the product was misused.
• E) The appellate court reversed the award because consumers were harmed only when they misused the product.

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