Prior to the Legislative Changes in Canada with Respect to Contributory

Multiple Choice

Prior to the legislative changes in Canada with respect to contributory negligence,if a plaintiff contributed in any way to her or his own loss the action would fail.Statutes now require courts to

A) determine if the plaintiff's degree of fault exceeds the defendant's degree of fault as a pre-condition to dismissing the action.
B) apportion damages according to the respective degree of responsibility of the parties.
C) find against the most liable defendant.
D) follow strictly the responsibility chart set out in the statute.
E) always find full responsibility against the defendant that committed the first wrong in a chain of wrongs.