Joe, an ice hockey fan, attended a professional hockey game one evening. While sitting in his seat enjoying the game, a player on the home team mis-hit a puck, hurling it into the fan seats. Joe got hit in the head by the puck and was injured. Joe's damages are 15,000 . If Joe sues the hockey player for negligence, how much can he recover?
a. 0 because Joe assumed the risk.
b. 15,000 because this is the amount of Joe's damages.
c. 10,000 because Joe was partly at fault for attending such a dangerous game.
d. 5,000 because Joe was mostly at fault for attending such a dangerous game.
Question 2
A jury determines that Penny was 40 percent at fault, and Wendy 60 percent at fault, in causing the accident. Now assume Wendy is suing Penny in a jurisdiction that recognizes pure comparative negligence. How much can Wendy recover?
a. 10,000 because that is the amount of her damages.
b. 6,000 because that is 60 percent of her damages.
c. 4,000 because that is 40 percent of her damages.
d. 0 because she is barred from recovery.
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