Motorist arranged to borrow his friend Owner's car to drive for one day while Motorist's car was being repaired. Owner knew that the brakes on his car were faulty and might fail in an emergency. Owner forgot to tell Motorist about the brakes when Motorist picked up the car, but Owner did telephone Spouse, Motorist's wife, and told her about them. Spouse, however, forgot to tell Motorist. Motorist was driving Owner's car at a reasonable rate of speed and within the posted speed limit, with Spouse as a passenger. Another car, driven by Cross, crossed in front of Motorist at an intersection and in violation of the traffic signal. Motorist tried to stop, but the brakes failed, and the two cars collided. If the brakes had been in proper working order, Motorist could have stopped in time to avoid the collision. Motorist and Spouse were injured.If Motorist asserts a claim against Cross, Motorist will
recover the full amount of his damages, because Motorist himself was not at fault.  recover only a proportion of his damages, because Spouse was also at fault.  not recover, because Spouse was negligent and a wife's negligence is imputed to her husband.  not recover, because the failure of the brakes was the immediate cause of the collisio
Question: Motorist arranged to borrow his friend Owner's car to drive for one day while Motorist's car was being repaired. Owner knew that the brakes on his car were faulty and might fail in an emergency. Owner forgot to tell Motorist about the brakes when Motorist picked up the car, but Owner did telephone Spouse, Motorist's wife, and told her about them. Spouse, however, forgot to tell Motorist. Motorist was driving Owner's car at a reasonable rate of speed and within the posted speed limit, with Spouse as a passenger. Another car, driven by Cross, crossed in front of Motorist at an intersection and in violation of the traffic signal. Motorist tried to stop, but the brakes failed, and the two cars collided. If the brakes had been in proper working order, Motorist could have stopped in time to avoid the collision. Motorist and Spouse were injured.If Motorist asserts a claim against Cross, Motorist will
A. recover the full amount of his damages, because Motorist himself was not at fault. 
B. recover only a proportion of his damages, because Spouse was also at fault. 
C. not recover, because Spouse was negligent and a wife's negligence is imputed to her husband. 
D. not recover, because the failure of the brakes was the immediate cause of the collisio
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