Ivy slips and falls on the deck of Jet’s Tour Boat and is injured. She incurs medical expenses of $500,000, and files a suit against Jet to recover. Under the “50 percent” rule, if Ivy is more than 50 percent at fault, she will recover
Group of answer choices
nothing.
half of the expenses.
the amount of the expenses attributable to Jet’s fault.
the entire amount of the expenses.
The correct option is Nothing as if the plaintiff is found more than 50% guilty than he is not entitled any recovery.
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