The appellant appealed a jury award of damages under the Fatal Accidents Act following the suicide of the respondent's husband, which occurred sixteen months after a motor vehicle accident caused by the appellant's negligence.
The appellant argued the trial judge failed to properly instruct the jury on the foreseeability of suicide.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, holding that the parties had agreed before trial to limit the jury's consideration solely to the issue of causation, thereby subsuming the issue of foreseeability.
