Coco Sued Vincent for Negligence

question 47

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

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