Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

$400,000

Explanation:

Given:

Oliver suit amount against Harbor = $500,000

Oliver's fault = 20%

Port Harbor's fault = 80%

Note: According to the 50% rule Principles, Oliver will recover only Harbor's Fault amount from the total suit amount.

Oliver's Recover amount = Oliver suit amount against Harbor x Port Harbor's fault Percent

= $500,000 x 80%

= $400,000