What is the test for a plaintiff to prove that their negligence was the cause of their symptoms?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Stare v Whitehouse, 2019 BCSC 1445 (CanLII):
The plaintiff bears the onus of proving that the defendant’s negligence was the cause of his current symptoms: Warkentin v. Riggs, 2010 BCSC 1706.
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