TORTS II MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION Erin is injured in a road traffic accident. Liability is accepted by
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TORTS II MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION Erin is injured in a road traffic accident. Liability is accepted by the Defendant, and she is awarded $50,000 by the Court. Before the damages are awarded, through, the defendant's insurance company gave Erin a sum of money. Erin also receives sick pay from her employer and when that ceased to be paid, she also was able to receive some benefits from the government. Not to mention, she received a donation of $1,000 from a local charity to help her pay for physiotherapy. If the Defendant wanted to reduce the amount of damages he still had to pay, evidence of which payment could be introduced? A) The sick pay from her job if she used any amount of it for reasons other than to aid in her recovery. B) The donation of the local charity if she claimed that she ended up not having to use it.
C) The government benefits if she used any amount of them for reasons other than to aid in her recovery. D) The insurance payment because it was on behalf of the defendant.