Acollege graduate with a degree in psychology, diana is in no hurry to find a job. in fact, she has elected to continue her education until she decides on the type of career she would like to pursue. although she really likes some aspects of marketing, social work and social causes also appeal to her. having worked part-time in a small business during college, she also thinks that working in her own business, independent of the control of others, may also be the way to go. diana is typical of

Kendra knight took part in a friendly game of touch football. she had played before and was familiar with football. michael jewett was on her team. in the course of play, michael bumped into kendra and knocked her to the ground. he stepped on her hand, causing injury to a little finger that later required its amputation. she sued michael for damages. he defended on the ground that she had assumed the risk. kendra claimed that assumption of risk could not be raised as a defense because the state legislature had adopted the standard of comparative negligence. what happens if contributory negligence applies? what happens if the defense of comparative negligence applies?