Caleb Is Driving a Car in Which Dotty Is a Passenger

question 27

Multiple Choice

Caleb is driving a car in which Dotty is a passenger when an accident occurs.Caleb and Dotty are emotionally rattled,but neither is physically hurt.Caleb is not liable to Dotty on a negligence theory because

• A)both parties were emotionally rattled.
• B)Caleb did not apparently intend to cause an accident.
• C)Dotty must have been comparatively negligent.
• D)Dotty was not injured.

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Definitions:

Additive Inverse

The additive inverse of a number is a value that, when added to the original number, results in zero. For example, the additive inverse of 5 is -5.

Multiplicative Inverse

Also known as the reciprocal, it is a number which, when multiplied by the original number, results in a product of one.

Distributive Property

A property that allows one to multiply a single term by each term within a parenthesis in a sum or difference.

Real Numbers

The set of all rational and irrational numbers, including all numbers that can be written as a decimal.