Bella took part in a friendly game of touch football with Edward. She had played before and was familiar with football. Jacob was on her team. In the course of play, Jacob bumped into Bella and knocked her to the ground. He stepped on her hand, causing injury to a little finger that later required its amputation. She sued Jacob for damages. Jacob defended on the ground that she had assumed the risk, however, Bella claimed that assumption of risk could not be raised as a defense because the state legislature had adopted the standard of comparative negligence. The most likely outcome is that ________________.

a. Bella may recover from Jacob because he caused her injuries and he was barred from raising the defense of assumption of risk.

b. Bella may recover a percentage of her damages for Jacob's degree of fault even though she was comparatively negligent.

c. Bella may not recover because she assumed the risk when she played the game.

d. Bella may recover a percentage of her damages for Jacob's degree of fault even though she contributed to her injuries.

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