As a result of a motor vehicle accident, can a driver be expected to exercise her judgment perfectly?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Naidu v Zhong, 2019 BCSC 1064 (CanLII):
As Mr. Justice Macintosh noted in Graham v. Carson, 2014 BCSC 726, acting in an emergency caused by another driver's negligence, a party cannot be expected to exercise her judgment perfectly.
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