Question

Storm Trooper was driving his Blaster east on Auburn Rd. doing 55 mph in a 45 mph zone. Vader was heading south while driving his new luxury car. He was obeying the speed limit, which is something he rarely does. As Vader was approaching the intersection, he failed to notice that he had a stop sign and continued through it. At the same time, Storm Trooper, who had the right away, came flying through the intersection because of his excessive speed and crashed into Vader's luxurious car. Vader sued Storm Trooper for his injuries of $20,000, claiming that Storm Trooper was negligent by speeding. At trial, the jury found Storm Trooper to be 15 percent at fault and Vader to be 85 percent.What may strom trooper recover if contributory negligence is asserted.a. $20,000 b. $18,000 c. $4,000 d. $16,000 e. $8,000

Answer 1

Answer:

None of the available options are correct. The answer will be “$0”.

Explanation:

This is because in case of contributory negligence the plaintiff is barred from recovering if he or she acted negligently and contributed to the accident at all. It is only in cases of comparative negligence that a proportion of damages can be recovered.