What is the test for foreseeability in tort law?

New Brunswick, Canada


The following excerpt is from Octa Evergreens Ltd. v. New Brunswick (Province of), 2002 NBQB 195 (CanLII):

Donoghue v. Stevenson established the principle that the law does require foreseeability for negligent conduct and tort law is not an insurer for all injuries or losses.

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