What is the test for inferring causation from a temporal sequence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Madill v. Sithivong, 2012 BCCA 62 (CanLII):
I accept the appellants’ position that a court must be cautious when inferring causation from a temporal sequence: that is, from a consideration of pre-accident versus post-accident condition (White v. Stonestreet, 2006 BCSC 801, 151 A.C.W.S. (3d) 233 at paras. 74 – 75).
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