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From: marcum@rhino.UUCP (Alan M. Marcum)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: who is at fault
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Date: Wed, 14-Nov-84 17:44:03 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 14 17:44:03 1984
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>   Car B [in front of A] braked suddenly....Car A skidded...without
>   hitting car B....Car C smashed into car A....Car B didn't stop....

If I recall, responsibility varies from state to state.  If I
remember, in New York state the driver of Car C is responsible
for the damaged caused by Car C; the drivers of the other cars in
the chain collision are responsible for the damage they caused. 
In other words, drivers are responsible for their cars, and are
in-the-wrong if they plow into anyone, regardless of who is "at
fault" in a purest sense.
-- 
Alan M. Marcum		Fortune Systems, Redwood City, California
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