Question

Dora is driving 15 mph over the speed limit on a busy, crowded street. Paul jaywalks in the middle of the block and as he steps into the street is hit by Dora. In a contributory negligence state, the jury or judge will most likely apportion some percentage of negligence to Dora and some percentage to Paul, and award damages on that basis. A) true XX B) false

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

Contributory negligence in a car accident says that when a pedestrian is jaywalking on the road they are violating traffick regulations.

When they get hit by a car they are not entitled to any financial compensation by the owner of the vehicle.

The person that is harmed does not get any compensation because they were negligent.

However in this scenario Dora was also driving 15 mph above the speed limit.

Since both Dora and Paul were violating traffick laws, the judge will most likely apportion a percentage of the negligence to Dora and some to Paul