supervening cause
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supervening cause — see cause 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. supervening cause n … Law dictionary
supervening cause — A new effective cause which, operating independently of anything else, becomes proximate cause of accident. See also intervening cause superseding cause … Black's law dictionary
cause — 1 n 1: something that brings about an effect or result the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff s injury ◇ The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. actual cause: cause in fact in this entry but–for… … Law dictionary
supervening — Unforeseen, intervening, an additional event or cause. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. supervening Unforeseen, intervening, an additional event or cause … Law dictionary
Cause — • Cause, as the correlative of effect, is understood as being that which in any way gives existence to, or contributes towards the existence of, any thing; which produces a result; to which the origin of any thing is to be ascribed Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
supervening negligence — To come within the doctrine of last clear chance or supervening negligence, four conditions must coexist, to wit: (1) the injured party has already come into a position of peril; (2) the injuring party then or thereafter becomes, or in the… … Black's law dictionary
supervening negligence — See intervening cause; last clear chance … Ballentine's law dictionary
intervening cause — see cause 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. intervening cause n … Law dictionary
superseding cause — see cause 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. superseding cause n … Law dictionary
proximate cause — noun : a cause that directly or with no mediate agency produces an effect; specifically : a cause arising out of a wrongdoer s negligence or conduct deemed under the rules of law applicable to the case and under the extent of his duty sufficient… … Useful english dictionary
