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Henry Negligently Caused June to Fall and Break Her Leg

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Henry negligently caused June to fall and break her leg.Because of her injury, June's leg was in a cast for many weeks.Even with crutches, she found it difficult to move around. June's lack of mobility led to additional injuries.First, while slowly crossing a street, she was knocked over by a careless cyclist.While she escaped that incident without serious harm, June did lose her two front teeth as a result of that accident.The second episode occurred while June was attending a party.One of her friends had strung a rope between two large trees and invited June to try walking on the rope.June broke her arm after falling off the rope.Which of the following statements is most likely to be TRUE?


A) Henry's liability for June's lost teeth and broken arm depends entirely on the but-for test.
B) Henry is not liable for the broken arm because it was not reasonably foreseeable that his original negligence would cause that injury.
C) Henry is not liable for June's front teeth because the cyclist's carelessly broke the chain of causation between Henry's original negligence and that injury.
D) Henry is liable for June's lost teeth ad her broken arm because, as a matter of law, his original negligence caused her to have a thin skull.
E) Henry is not liable for June's broken arm because she voluntarily assumed the risk of injury when she accepted her friend's invitation to rope walk.

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