What is intervening and Proximate Cause?
An intervening cause – is an event that comes between the initial event in a sequence and the end result, thereby altering the natural course of events that might have connected a wrongful act to an injury. Moreover, if an intervening cause is strong enough to relieve the wrongdoer of a liability, the intervening cause becomes the superseding cause. An intervening cause could either be dependent or independent intervening cause. A proximately Cause – is a cause that is legally sufficient to result in liability. Moreover, it is a cause that directly produces an event and without which the event would not have occurred. Also, this cause could be termed direct proximate cause; or efficient adequate cause. Black’s Law Dictionary, PP 212-213. What is superseding and Unavoidable Cause? Superseding Cause – is an intervening act that the law considers sufficient to override the cause for which the original tortfeasor was responsible, thereby exonerating that tortfeasor from legal responsibilit
