Wells v. Whitaker

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “We said in Wells that the first element of proximate cause, causation in fact, is ‘often described as the ‘but for’ or sine qua non rule.’”
• “To impose liability upon one person for damages incurred by another, it must be shown that the negligent conduct was a necessary physical antecedent of the damages.”
• distinguishing master-servant from independent contractor.

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).