-Consider Figure the game depicted in 14.5, which summarizes the payoffs to a tortfeasor and an injured person resulting from an act of negligence. This situation most likely represents which of the following tort law regimes?
A) No liability.
B) Pure strict liability.
C) Negligence with contributory negligence.
D) Strict liability with contributory negligence.
E) Comparative negligence.

Question

-Consider Figure the game depicted in 14.5, which summarizes the payoffs to a tortfeasor and an injured person resulting from an act of negligence. This situation most likely represents which of the following tort law regimes?
A) No liability. 
B) Pure strict liability. 
C) Negligence with contributory negligence. 
D) Strict liability with contributory negligence. 
E) Comparative negligence.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Comparative negligence is a tort law regime that allows both the plaintiff and the defendant to recover damages in proportion to their respective degrees of fault. In the game depicted in Figure 14.5, the payoffs to the tortfeasor and the injured person depend on the degree of negligence of each party. This is consistent with the principles of comparative negligence.

-Consider Figure the Game Depicted in 14