Nico is a passenger in a car driven by Owen,whose reckless driving causes an accident,injuring himself.Nico,uninjured,accompanies Owen to Parkside Hospital in an ambulance.The ambulance is hit by a car driven by Quin,injuring Nico.Nico files a suit against Owen,alleging negligence.The element most likely to be a question for the court to decide is

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Proximate cause is the element most likely to be a question for the court to decide because Owen's reckless driving was the direct cause of the accident that injured himself, but the second accident involving the ambulance and Quin's car may be seen as an intervening cause. The court would need to determine whether Owen's negligence was the proximate cause of Nico's injuries or if the intervening cause interrupted the chain of causation.

Nico Is a Passenger in a Car Driven by Owen,whose