What are the common law grounds for a contributory negligence finding in a motor vehicle accident?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chabot v. Chaube, 2014 BCSC 300 (CanLII):
Turning to other applicable law, in Karran v. Anderson, 2009 BCSC 1105 [Karran], at paras. 106-107, Cohen J. summarized both the statutory and common law grounds for a contributory negligence finding:
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