What is the test for a motor vehicle owner to be liable for damages caused by their vehicle accident?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bank v. Delaware & Hudson Co., 141 N.E. 904, 236 N.Y. 425 (N.Y. 1923):
The damage must be the proximate result of the negligent act. It must be such as the ordinary mind would reasonably expect as a probable result of the act, otherwise no liability exists.
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