Sarah is shopping at a grocery store and wants to purchase a bottle of juice. The aisle is marked off with a rope awaiting the clerk to clean up a previously broken bottle and spill on the floor. Sarah moves the rope to get the item and slips and falls on the floor, cutting her face on the scattered glass. Which of the following would be the defense that the insurance company would most likely use in this situation?

Sarah is shopping at a grocery store and wants to purchase a bottle of juice. The aisle is marked off with a rope awaiting the clerk to clean up a previously broken bottle and spill on the floor. Sarah moves the rope to get the item and slips and falls on the floor, cutting her face on the scattered glass. Which of the following would be the defense that the insurance company would most likely use in this situation?



Answer: Assumption of risk and contributory negligence on the part of the customer.

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