On a cold winter day, A slipped on the icy sidewalk at the entrance to B's shop. A injured her ankle as a result of the fall, and B hired a taxi to have her taken to the hospital to have her injured ankle examined. On the way to the hospital another automobile collided with the taxi, and A was seriously injured. B's actions were too remote to be the cause of the automobile accident in which A received serious injuries.

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B's actions of hiring a taxi to help A get medical attention are separate from the unforeseeable event of another automobile colliding with the taxi, making the accident too remote to be directly caused by B's initial actions.

On a Cold Winter Day, a Slipped on the Icy