Cyclist's Sudden Maneuver Breaks Causation in Accident Involving Parked Car
Synthèse Legislator
Généré par l'IAA driver, attempting to avoid a cyclist who had suddenly veered onto the roadway, swerved and struck a parked vehicle, causing damage; the Court of Cassation quashed the lower court's decision that held the driver solely liable, reasoning that the cyclist's sudden and unexpected maneuver constituted an external, unpredictable event that broke the causal link between the driver's initial trajectory and the subsequent damage to the parked car, thereby relieving the driver of full responsibility.
Regeste Legislator
Généré par l'IACyclist's Sudden Maneuver Breaks Causation in Accident Involving Parked Car: A driver, attempting to avoid a cyclist who had suddenly veered onto the roadway, swerved and struck a parked vehicle, causing damage; the Court of Cassation quashed the lower court's decision that held the driver solely liable, reasoning that the cyclist's sudden and unexpected maneuver constituted an external, unpredictable event that broke the causal link between the driver's initial trajectory and the subsequent damage to the parked car, thereby relieving the driver of full responsibility.