Which of the following statements is illustrated by the reasoning of the Court of Appeal in Household Fire Insurance Co v Grant?
A) Judges may use the same authority to come to different conclusions.
B) Judges using the same authority must come to the same conclusion.
C) The Court of Appeal was not bound by Dunlop v Higgins because it was decided by a lower court.
D) Precedent is fixed so judges cannot decide to interpret it individually.
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