How is liability owed jointly between a tortfeasor and a plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Khudabux v. McClary, 2018 BCCA 234 (CanLII):
The first question is whether the tortfeasor caused or contributed to an injury, thus making him liable. Whether injuries are divisible or indivisible is relevant to whether liability is owed jointly. Where an injury is divisible, the torfeasor is only liable for that part of the injury which he caused: Athey v. Leonati, 1996 CanLII 183 (SCC), [1996] 3 SCR 458, at para. 24.
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