Question

arvey is driving while intoxicated in his new truck when his tire blows out. He loses control of the truck and crashes into a tree, causing injury to himself and to his vehicle. The tire is determined to be defective. Which of the following defenses would be the most likely to be raised by the tire manufacturer in a product liability cause of action?

Answer 1

Answer is comparative negligence.

Step-by-step explanation:

Comparative negligence is very important in a situation whereby an accident occurs, because , it shows or explains that the negligence and fault of the two parties involved will be judged or based on their contributions to the accident.

In this case, the manufacturer is trying will try to claim that the accident occurred not particularly because of the defected tire but, maybe due to the negligence of Harvey.