What is the test for determining whether a driver is 50% responsible for a collision between two vehicles in a parking lot?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Verhoeven v. Chan, 2013 BCPC 340 (CanLII):
The Claimant says I should rely upon the decision of Ellis v. Bruch et al [2005] B.C.J. No. 1545. In that case, Madam Justice Arnold‑Bailey found that both drivers of vehicles were 50% responsible for a collision which occurred while each were backing up.
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