What is the test for recovery for negligence?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Timlick v. Heywood, 2015 MBQB 148 (CanLII):
In Clements v. Clements, 2012 SCC 32, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 181, McLachlin C.J. reaffirmed the basic rule for recovery for negligence remains the "but for" test. At paragraphs 8 to 13 she states:
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