What is the difference between dominant and servient drivers?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Karran v. Anderson, 2009 BCSC 1105 (CanLII):
The defendant asserted that the principle from the above-mentioned cases is consistent with the general duties as between dominant and servient drivers as set out in Walker v. Brownlee.
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