What was the result on appeal of the R.J.Reynolds Tobacco case in the text in which the trial court awarded a smoker approximately $200,000 against R.J.Reynolds Tobacco?
A) The appellate court reversed the award because consumers were harmed only when they misused the product.
B) The appellate court affirmed the award,even though the product was misused.
C) The appellate court affirmed the award against R.J.Reynolds Tobacco,which before 1969 had negligently failed to warn smokers of the harm associated with smoking cigarettes.
D) The appellate court reversed the award because harm from smoking cigarettes was unforeseeable.
E) The appellate court reversed the award,finding the company had no duty to warn smokers of the harm associated with smoking cigarettes.
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