An intervener is a person who voluntarily interposes In an action or other proceeding with the leave of the court … [Read more...]

An act or event which occurs after the initial act which would have caused injury or damages. The result of this second act absolves the first actor from liability or responsibility. For example, a man shoots an arrow at another but a car strikes and kills the victim prior to the arrow reaching the target. … [Read more...]

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An action or event that occurs, after an original act or event occurs that sets a series of events into motion, and before the end result. The original action and the end result remain connected even though another intervening action occurs. An event which occurs after a negligent or dangerous act that affects the chain of causation to the ultimate damages that result and thus … [Read more...]

French law. An act, or instrument, which contains the interrogatories made by the judge to the person accused, on the facts which are the object of the accusation, and the answers of the accused. … [Read more...]