Can a motorist be held liable for the injury of a pedestrian who slipped and fell on ice and was struck by a vehicle while crossing a road?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chan v. ICBC et al., 2000 BCSC 1229 (CanLII):
In Goodman v. Baxendall et al, [1991] 8 B.C.A.C. 144 (B.C.C.A.), a negligent motorist was held to be liable for injury to the driver of the vehicle he struck who slipped and fell on ice while walking back on the highway to warn oncoming motorists.
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