What is the test for determining whether the Accident was a but for" causation?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Worobetz v. Fooks, 2015 BCSC 150 (CanLII):

Ms. Worobetz submits that the evidence, on the whole, proves on a balance of probabilities that her ongoing symptoms and disabilities were caused by the Accident. She refers to Wallman v. John Doe, 2014 BCSC 79, in which the court summarized the “but for” test of causation at paras.438-439 as follows:

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