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Proximate cause and the street
Bert should not be held responsible for Ernie’s death. Though Ernie was hit by Bert’s car and this accident was severe enough to take him to hospital, his death cannot be fully justified as a case of “proximate cause”. A proximate cause is an event that is significantly related to an injury and a relevant court determines that preceding event was actual cause of that injury. By this definition, it can be concluded that though the initial injury was a result of a proximate cause the death of Ernie cannot be justified due to the limited information on this case.
The information provided is insufficient. It is unclear whether Ernie died because of the injury caused in that specific incident six months ago or it was due to any other reason. It is also unclear what was the court verdict of the initial incident. Furthermore, after initially being hospitalized, Ernie was released from the hospital. Though it is unclear that whether Ernie was completely cured or not, he was released from the hospital so it is safe to assume that he was released after being completely cured.
The fact that the impact of initial injury and its effects caused are not provided nor did we have information about the recovery process, court hearings medical reports. It is unclear whether Ernie suffered any injury that was long-lasting and incurable or not. It cannot be said with assurance that Bert was responsible for the death of Ernie. There is a factor of possibility involved due to lack of information, that can lead this case in any direction based on the current data provided to us. If it is assumed that Ernie's death was due to an initial accident six months ago then Bert is responsible for his death and a proximate cause can be developed. However, if it is assumed that his death was not due to the initial accident then a Proximate cause for the death of Ernie cannot be developed.
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