Harmon v. Richardson

The defendant does not contend that he owed the decedent no duty to exercise due care for her safety nor does he contend that there is no evidence in the record from which his failure in that respect could be found. Neither does he contend that the decedent’s contributory negligence is conclusively established. His sole contention, as expressed in his brief, is that even “if the defendant was negligent, there was no evidence from which the jury could find that the negligence was causal.”

The defendant summarizes his argument in support of this position as follows: “The primary cause of the…