Out of the ordinary.
In most actions, the plaintiff has to prove that an accident was caused by another's negligence. But courts often look at road traffic accidents in a different light and expect defendants to bear the burden of proof. Ken Cannar looks at this.
If an accident has occurred of a kind that usually only happensbecause someone has been negligent, and the circumstances that produce the
mishap were under the defendant's control, a court will
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