Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-2-205 — Causation

Arkansas § 5-2-205

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-205 (2026).

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Causation may be found when the result would not have occurred but for the conduct of the defendant operating either alone or concurrently with another cause unless:

(1)The concurrent cause was clearly sufficient to produce the result; and (2) The conduct of the defendant was clearly insufficient to produce the result.

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Legislative History

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 205; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-205.

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