A jury determines that Penny could have avoided the accident if, after running the stop sign and seeing Wendy's car approaching, Penny had changed lanes and driven from the left to the right hand lane. In a contributory negligence jurisdiction, how much can Wendy recover?
a. $10,000 because Penny had the last clear chance to avoid the accident and did not do so.
b. $100,000 because Wendy should be entitled to punitive damages.
c. $5,000 because that is the amount of half her damages.
d. $0 because she is barred from recovery.
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).