Can a hunter be held liable for the injury of a plaintiff who was injured by a single shot?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Edwards v. Khuong, 2002 BCCA 620 (CanLII):
The appellant contends that the law dictates that he could not be found liable unless the trial judge specifically found that he placed the ropes. He referred to Cook v. Lewis (1951) 1951 CanLII 26 (SCC), S.C.R. 830. This is the well-known case wherein shot from ammunition fired by one of two defendants hit the plaintiff in the face. The jury was unable to say which of two hunters fired the shot in question.
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