Practice question
A claimant identifies an old event that merely placed the parties in the same town. A later distinct unrelated efficient cause independently produces the injury. Does the old event necessarily remain the legal proximate cause?
- Yes, all travel history is proximate
- Yes, physical presence proves legal responsibility
- Only the town’s size matters
- Yes, the oldest event always controls
- No, furnishing the occasion alone does not necessarily survive the stipulated efficient causal break
Legal references
- Abrogar, G.R. 164749, March 15, 2017: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html
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