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In [http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1995/1995canlii66/1995canlii66.html?autocompleteStr=amos%20v&autocompletePos=1 ''Amos v ICBC''], [1995] 3 SCR 405, 1995 CanLII 66 (SCC), the Supreme Court of Canada laid out a two-part test for determining if death or injury falls within the scope of s 79(1). The following must be met: | In [http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1995/1995canlii66/1995canlii66.html?autocompleteStr=amos%20v&autocompletePos=1 ''Amos v ICBC''], [1995] 3 SCR 405, 1995 CanLII 66 (SCC), the Supreme Court of Canada laid out a two-part test for determining if death or injury falls within the scope of s 79(1). The following must be met: | ||
<blockquote> a) the accident must result from the ordinary and well-known activities to which automobiles are put; and | <blockquote> a) the accident must result from the ordinary and well-known activities to which automobiles are put; and | ||
b) there must be some nexus or causal relationship (not necessarily a direct or proximate causal relationship) between the plaintiff’s injuries and the owner’s ownership, use, or operation of his or her vehicle. That is, the connection between the injuries and the ownership, use, or operation of the vehicle must not be merely incidental or fortuitous. </blockquote> | b) there must be some nexus or causal relationship (not necessarily a direct or proximate causal relationship) between the plaintiff’s injuries and the owner’s ownership, use, or operation of his or her vehicle. That is, the connection between the injuries and the ownership, use, or operation of the vehicle must not be merely incidental or fortuitous. </blockquote> | ||
