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CIVJIG 27.15 Concurring Cause

Definition of "concurring cause"

There may be more than one direct cause of an injury.

This occurs if the effects of:

the negligence of each of two or more persons

the negligence of a person and a force of nature work at about the same time to cause the injury.

If this occurs, each may be a direct cause of the injury.