Leo slips and falls in Mornin' Breakfast Café and is injured.Leo files a suit against Mornin' for $50,000.If Leo is 20 percent at fault and Mornin' is 80 percent,under a contributory negligence doctrine,Leo would recover
A)$0.
B)$25,000.
C)$40,000.
D)$50,000.

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Under the contributory negligence doctrine, if the plaintiff (Leo) is found to be even partially at fault (20% in this case), he would recover nothing.

Leo Slips and Falls in Mornin' Breakfast Café and Is