Oliver slips and falls on Port Harbor's Tour Boat and is injured. Oliver files a suit against Port Harbor for $500,000. If Oliver is 20 percent at fault and Port Harbor is 80 percent, under the "50 percent rule" comparative negligence principles, Oliver would recover

A. $0

B. $250,000

C. $400,000

D. $500,000

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Jolie Harvey

11 August, 02:51

Oliver slips and falls on Port Harbor's Tour Boat and is injured. Oliver files a suit against Port Harbor for $500,000. If Oliver is 20 percent at fault and Port Harbor is 80 percent, under the "50 percent rule" comparative negligence principles, Oliver would recover

A. $0

B. $250,000

C. $400,000

D. $500,000

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Melina Bond · Answer 1

The answer to this question is C. $400,000

Explanation:

In a 50% rule, the liability for negligence is calculated in accordance with the percentage of fault that the fact-finder assigns to each party. The recovery will be reduced by the percentage of negligence assigned to a particular person.

In the case of oliver and port harbor, the percentage of fault assigned to oliver will be deducted from the total claim. Which translate to the calculation below

20% of $500,000 = $100,000

Hence $500,000 - $100,000 = $400,000

Therefore according to the comparative negligence principle oliver will recover $400,000