Use of getPreventDefault() is deprecated. Use defaultPrevented instead

Use of getPreventDefault() is deprecated. Use defaultPrevented instead

On my html page , on click of a checkbox i am getting error
Use of getPreventDefault() is deprecated.  Use defaultPrevented instead. @ https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js:3

due to this error, the checkbox is not getting checked.I am using firefox browser.
my html code for this checkbox is

<input type="checkbox" name="recipient.Subsidiary" value="true" id="recipient.Subsidiary" />
<input type="hidden" id="__checkbox_recipient.Subsidiary" name="__checkbox_recipient.Subsidiary" value="true" />