Practice question
May proximate causation be analyzed through a sequence involving several physical steps?
- No; only a single physical step is permitted.
- No; any second step grants immunity.
- Yes, if the required natural and continuous causal connection remains.
- Yes; therefore every antecedent is liable.
- No; sequence evidence is irrelevant.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 2176 and 2194: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Company, G.R. No. 164749, March 15, 2017, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html
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