Ida Slips and Falls on the Deck of Jet's Tour

question 13

Multiple Choice

Ida slips and falls on the deck of Jet's Tour Boat and is injured. She incurs medical expenses of $500,000, and files a suit against Jet to recover. Under the "50 percent" rule, if Ida is more than 50 percent at fault, she will recover

• A) nothing.
• B) half of the expenses.
• C) the amount of the expenses attributable to Jet's fault.
• D) the entire amount of the expenses.

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