What is the applicable law for a driver who is not a dominant driver but a servient driver?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Urfano (Guardian of) v. Lam, 1995 CanLII 1763 (BC SC):

27 The applicable law is that related to the responsibilities as between dominant and servient drivers. The principles applicable are those stated in the well-known and frequently applied decision of Walker v. Brownlee (1952), 1952 CanLII 328 (SCC), 2 D.L.R. 450.

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