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3I think you could look at it as a causation problem, too. If Fred hadn't closed the door, the owner probably would have anyway, leading to all the same damages.bdb484– bdb4842024-05-07 00:48:46 +00:00Commented May 7, 2024 at 0:48
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7“…been the but for cause in fact for…” — are any words missing/mistyped there? Or if that makes sense, can any punctuation be added to help parse it?gidds– gidds2024-05-07 08:35:25 +00:00Commented May 7, 2024 at 8:35
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22@gidds I suspect it is a reference to the but-for test. As in, "the fire would not have occurred but for the closing of the door". A hyphen in but-for probably would have helped.preferred_anon– preferred_anon2024-05-07 09:51:48 +00:00Commented May 7, 2024 at 9:51
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9Considering that the car seems to have faulty wiring, and it was starting to rain, I'd think even if you knew there was a wiring issue, closing the door is still seems more reasonable than leaving it open an potentially exposing damaged electrical systems to water.JMac– JMac2024-05-07 12:34:12 +00:00Commented May 7, 2024 at 12:34
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4The car was almost 10 years old. It seems more likely that the wiring problem occurred due to normal (or perhaps excessive) wear and tear than a manufacturing defect. I'm not sure how the owner would know about it unless it was causing other symptoms.Barmar– Barmar2024-05-07 16:30:10 +00:00Commented May 7, 2024 at 16:30
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