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SUBSTANTIAL FACTOR TEST [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

The principle that causation exists when the defendant's conduct is an important or significant contributor to the plaintiff's injuries.

CONT

"The substantial factor test for determining proximate cause was incorporated into the Restatement (Second) of Torts ... which in turn has been adopted in Pennsylvania." The trial courts dictionary definition of "substantial" is incorrect. As recognized in case law, it means significant or recognizable, and it need not be quantified as considerable or large.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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