Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
intervening act — Such act of third person in order to break chain of causation and obviate liability for original breach of duty must be a superseding cause and one which original wrongdoer was not bound to anticipate as the natural or ordinary result of his acts … Black's law dictionary
intervening cause — In tort law, as will relieve of liability for an injury, is an independent cause which intervenes between the original wrongful act or omission and the injury, turns aside the natural sequence of events, and produces a result which would not… … Black's law dictionary
intervening cause — In tort law, as will relieve of liability for an injury, is an independent cause which intervenes between the original wrongful act or omission and the injury, turns aside the natural sequence of events, and produces a result which would not… … Black's law dictionary
intervening cause — see cause 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. intervening cause n … Law dictionary
Act of God — is a legal term [cite book |last = Black |first = Henry Campbell |title = Black s Law Dictionary |id = ISBN 0 314 76271 X |publisher = West Publishing Co. |year = 1990 |edition = 6th edition |pages = 33 |location = Saint Paul, Minnesota] for… … Wikipedia
Intervening cause — An intervening cause is a potential defense to the tort of negligence, if it is an unforeseeable, and therefore superseding intervening cause, rather than a foreseeable intervening cause.For example, if a defendant had carelessly spilled gasoline … Wikipedia
intervening agency — To render an original wrong a remote cause, an intervening agency must be independent of such wrong, adequate to produce the injury, so interrupting the natural sequence of events as to produce a result different from what would have been… … Black's law dictionary
intervening agency — To render an original wrong a remote cause, an intervening agency must be independent of such wrong, adequate to produce the injury, so interrupting the natural sequence of events as to produce a result different from what would have been… … Black's law dictionary
intervening force — One which actively operates in producing harm to another after defendant s act or omission has been committed. Intervening force will not break a causal connection if that force was itself probable or foreseeable by the original wrongdoer. Kerns… … Black's law dictionary
intervening force — One which actively operates in producing harm to another after defendant s act or omission has been committed. Intervening force will not break a causal connection if that force was itself probable or foreseeable by the original wrongdoer. Kerns… … Black's law dictionary
