Jim borrowed Sally's car to get to class when his car did not start.After attending the class,he uses the car to visit his grandmother.While on his way,he enters an intersection when the light is just turning from yellow to red and meets with an accident.What is the Jim's legal position regarding the car?

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Jim borrowed the car with Sally's permission, which makes him a bailee. As a bailee, Jim has a duty to exercise reasonable care of the car. If Jim was slightly negligent in his driving and caused the accident, he would be liable for any damages to the car or any other property or people involved in the accident. Gross negligence would be if Jim was extremely careless or reckless in his driving, and reasonable care would be the standard to determine whether he was slightly or grossly negligent. Therefore, option C is the best choice because Jim would be liable if he committed slight negligence.

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