Which of the following statements with regard to the tort of negligence is true?
A) If a person is injured by a defective product that he himself did not purchase, he cannot sue the manufacturer for negligence.
B) A possible defence to the plaintiff's claim of negligence is that the plaintiff volunteered to take the risk.
C) The test used to determine whether a duty of care is owed is this: would a below than average person foresee that the plaintiff could be affected by the acts of the defendant?
D) If the court finds contributory negligence, the defendant has no liability at all.
E) If physical injury can be foreseen as the result of a person's actions, the wrongdoer will be not be liable for all the injury suffered.
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