What is the test for foreseeability in tort law?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from Octa Evergreens Ltd. v. New Brunswick (Province of), 2002 NBQB 195 (CanLII):
Donoghue v. Stevenson established the principle that the law does require foreseeability for negligent conduct and tort law is not an insurer for all injuries or losses.
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