Joe, an ice hockey fan, attended a professional hockey game one evening. While sitting in his seat enjoying the game, a player on the home team mis-hit a puck, hurling it into the fan seats. Joe got hit in the head by the puck and was injured. Joe's damages are $15,000 . If Joe sues the hockey player for negligence, how much can he recover?
a. $0 because Joe assumed the risk.
b. $15,000 because this is the amount of Joe's damages.
c. $10,000 because Joe was partly at fault for attending such a dangerous game.
d. $5,000 because Joe was mostly at fault for attending such a dangerous game.
a
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