Jeff is driving down the road. Jeff is texting, drinking a diet soda, and playing with the radio. Ricardo is driving on the road in the opposite lane of traffic. Ricardo is eating chicken wings and checking out a cute girl that is walking on the sidewalk adjacent to the road. Jeff and Ricardo hit each other head one. Jeff sustains $100,000 in damages. Ricardo sustains $10,000. It is determined that Jeff was 75% at fault and Ricardo was 25% at fault. Under a contributory negligence statute, what is Ricardo's possible recovery from Jeff for his injuries? O A. $25,000 O B. $2,500 O C. s0 O D. $10,000
Jeff is driving down the road. Jeff is texting, drinking a diet soda, and playing with the radio. Ricardo is driving on the road in the opposite lane of traffic. Ricardo is eating chicken wings and checking out a cute girl that is walking on the sidewalk adjacent to the road. Jeff and Ricardo hit each other head one. Jeff sustains $100,000 in damages. Ricardo sustains $10,000. It is determined that Jeff was 75% at fault and Ricardo was 25% at fault. Under a contributory negligence statute, what is Ricardo's possible recovery from Jeff for his injuries? O A. $25,000 O B. $2,500 O C. s0 O D. $10,000
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Transcribed Image Text:Jeff is driving down the road. Jeff is texting, drinking a diet soda, and playing
with the radio. Ricardo is driving on the road in the opposite lane of traffic.
Ricardo is eating chicken wings and checking out a cute girl that is walking
on the sidewalk adjacent to the road. Jeff and Ricardo hit each other head
one. Jeff sustains $100,000 in damages. Ricardo sustains $10,000. It is
determined that Jeff was 75% at fault and Ricardo was 25% at fault. Under a
contributory negligence statute, what is Ricardo's possible recovery from Jeff
for his injuries?
O A. $25,000
B. $2,500
O C. s0
O D. $10,000
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