Gibson v. Garcia et al.

"The Rotten Telephone Pole and the Car"

Should courts allow intervening, wrongful acts to "supersede" a defendant's negligence, and thereby cut off his liability?

Plaintiff was injured by the falling of the defendant transit line company's rotten--and thus, negligently maintained--wooden pole. However, the pole had fallen after defendant Garcia had negligently crashed into the pole with his car.

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