A Seventy-Year-Old Woman, Using the Escalator at the Airport, Dropped

Multiple Choice

A seventy-year-old woman, using the escalator at the airport, dropped a glove. When she attempted to pick it up, she lost her balance and fell. As a result of the accident, she suffered a fractured arm. In an action by her against the company that had the responsibility of maintaining the escalator, the defendant company would argue which of the following for its best defence?

A) It did not owe her a duty of care.
B) It was not operating the escalator below the standard of care.
C) There were no damages suffered.
D) There was no causation.
E) Volenti non fit injuria.