A defense whereby the defendant is not liable for the percentage of harm that is due to the plaintiff’s own negligence is known as _____.
Multiple Choice
distributive negligence
collaborative negligence
comparative negligence
contributory negligence
ANSWER : CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE
The defendant is not liable under contributory negligence for the percentage of the harm that is due to the plantiffs own negligence because it is the plantiffs own carelessness which caused him harm and not the defendants carelleness as they have only contractual relation not for everthing so the carelessness of the plantiff will bound upon himself only not upon the defendant irrespective if the loss is caused due to negligence of the defendant than only defendant is liable otherwise plantiff is liable for its own action and has no right to recover damages from the defendant.
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