While shopping with her mother in Arnold's Super Market, eight-year-old Janet was allowed to roam around freely.Without her mother's knowledge, Janet opened a jar of jelly and spilled the contents on the floor.Two hours later while intently watching a good-looking butcher, a shopper named Bernadette slipped on the jelly and broke her leg.Bernadette sued the supermarket.Since Bernadette was looking at the butcher and not where she was going, the following defense might be successfully asserted against her:

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Contributory negligence may be successfully asserted against Bernadette since she was not paying attention to where she was going and was instead focused on the butcher. This means that she also contributed to the accident and is therefore partially responsible for her own injuries, reducing or eliminating the supermarket's liability.

While Shopping with Her Mother in Arnold's Super Market, Eight-Year-Old