Question

Which of the following is the determination that the defendant's breach of duty resulted directly in the plaintiff's injury?

a. proximate cause
b. legal cause
c. apparent cause
d. actual cause
e. significant cause

Answer 1

Proximate cause is the determination that the defendant's breach of duty resulted directly in the plaintiff's injury

A defense to negligence. An unforeseeable event that interrupts the causal chain between the defendant's breach of duty and the damages the plaintiff suffered. Allow the defendant to avoid liability because they are evidence that the defendant's breach of duty was not the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries.