What is the test for establishing but for causation in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Meghji v. British Columbia (Ministry of Transportation and Highways), 2014 BCCA 105 (CanLII):
A common sense inference of “but for” causation from proof of negligence usually flows without difficulty. Evidence connecting the breach of duty to the injury suffered may permit the judge, depending on the circumstances, to infer that the defendant’s negligence probably caused the loss. See Snell and Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458. …
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