Can a motor vehicle accident be considered a contributory factor in causing a plaintiff's injuries?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Moore v. Wienecke, 2006 CanLII 16842 (ON SC):
In this case, the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by one of two car accidents, or contributed to by both. Although both accidents were separate events, the question of the extent to which either or both contributed to the plaintiff’s injuries create a sufficient factual link between them to support a Bullock or Sanderson order. This was the view taken by Eberle J. in Cheskin v. Schrage [3], and one which I follow.
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