In what circumstances will a plaintiff have to sue a handibus driver for failing to stop at the scene of an accident?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Reid v. Stein, 1994 CanLII 9068 (AB QB):
The fall that took place must have been a foreseeable event which resulted from the failure of the driver of the handibus to exercise the proper standard of care required in the circumstances. Ouellet v. Cloutier, 1947 CanLII 35 (SCC), [1947] S.C.R. 521.
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