Proximate Causation
In the case, Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., the court of appeal in New York found out that the plaintiff, Mrs. Helen Palsgraf was not liable to any payment from the defendant, Long Island Railroad Co. because of the circumstances that led to the injuries of the plaintiff.
This is attributed to the fact that the judge could not have known that the package that was held by a passenger could have contained fireworks. The guard who caused the package to fall and cause the injury could have thought that the package was harmless. The fact that the plaintiff claimed that there was negligence on part of the railroad’s employees could not hold water because they did what they thought to be the best for the hurrying passenger who was holding the package.
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