Citations:but for

English citations of but for

legal sense

1. 1992, Adolph M. Koven, Susan L. Smith, Donald F. Farwell, Just Cause: The Seven Tests, p. 342:

   A claim of harassment as mitigation presents a type of "but for" situation.

2. 1993, Gregory K. Fritz, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Consultation in Hospitals, Schools, and Courts, p. 238:

   In law, "causation" refers to a "but-for" situation in which the negligent act or omission was the necessary antecedent to the harm...

3. 1998, Michael Schatz, Robert S. Zeiger, Henry N. Claman, Asthma and Immunological Diseases in Pregnancy and Early Infancy, p.239:

   ...Causation in fact, sometimes referred to as "but for" causation, determines whether there is a connection between the defendant's conduct and the injury...

4. 1999, Graham Virgo, Principles of the Law of Restitution, p.255:

   When the test of causation is analysed in these terms, it suggests that a test of operative rather than ' but for ' causation should be available...

5. 2003, A. P. Simester, G. R. Sullivan, Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine, p.71:

   But it is important to realise that but for causation is no more than indicative of true legal causation.

6. 2005, Martha M. Ertman, Joan C. Williams, Rethinking Commodification: Cases and Readings in Law and Culture, p. 75:

   The concept of "but-for" causation is a "test used in determining tort liability".