"[t]hose portions of the court's charge ... rebut the defendants' claim that the court charged that only intentional conduct on the part of [the third party] would discharge the defendants"
How later courts described this case
- "[t]hose portions of the court's charge ... rebut the defendants' claim that the court charged that only intentional conduct on the part of [the third party] would discharge the defendants"
- actions that continue to be a proximate cause of injury even after another cause intervenes render actor liable to injured party
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
Wright, J.
(dissenting). While I agree that a plaintiff’s verdict was justified in this case, in my opinion the award of damages was plainly excessive. A remittitur should be ordered.