proximate result

proximate result
A result traceable directly to an act or omission, without the occurrence of another culpable and efficient agency intervening. McMann v Newark & South Orange Railway Co. 58 NJL 642, 34 A 1052. See proximate cause.

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  • Proximate cause — For the notion of proximate cause in other disciplines, see Proximate and ultimate causation. For causation in English law, see Causation in English law …   Wikipedia

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