A person driving over the prescribed speed limit in a suburban area hits and injures a pedestrian jaywalking against a red "Do Not Walk" sign. The jury finds that the driver was 80 percent responsible for the accident and the jaywalker was 20 percent responsible. The pedestrian suffered $100,000 in injuries. If the state in which this case is heard adopts the doctrine of contributory negligence to interpret such cases, the pedestrian is entitled to recover ________.

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Under the doctrine of contributory negligence, if the plaintiff (in this case, the pedestrian) is found to be at all negligent in contributing to the accident, they cannot recover any damages from the defendant (the driver). Since the pedestrian was found 20 percent responsible, they would not be entitled to recover any damages.

A Person Driving Over the Prescribed Speed Limit in a Suburban