Question

Ichiro is injured in a two-car accident and sues Heather, the driver of the other vehicle, alleging negligence. Heather claims that Ichiro was driving more carelessly than she was. Comparative negligence may reduce Ichiro’s recovery a. only if Ichiro was more at fault than Heather. b. only if Ichiro and Heather were equally at fault. c. only if Ichiro was less at fault than Heather. d. even if Ichiro was only slightly at fault.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. even if Ichiro was only slightly at fault.

Explanation:

If Ichiro is suing Heather for negligence, but he himself is found to have negiglent as well, his possibilities of winning the case are less even if he was only slightly at fault.

This is because the fact that he was negligent as well reduces his condition of victim, and makes him an active participant in the accident. In other words, if Ichiro is found negligent, it means that the accident and his subsequent injuries were also his fault.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) even if Ichiro was only slightly at fault.

Ichiro is injured in a two-car accident and sues Heather, the driver of the other vehicle, alleging negligence. Heather claims that Ichiro was driving more carelessly than she was. Comparative negligence may reduce Ichiro’s recovery even if Ichiro was only slightly at fault.

In insurance terms, when we are talking about comparative negligence we refer to the negligence showed by the two parties that participated in an accident. Both parties had something to do with the accident. So when the insurance company arrives at the site of the accident, they consider this factor to decide who is to blame and how much it has to pay.