An employer burns down his warehouse for the insurance money. An employee is arrested and falsely imprisoned by the police for the crime. The employee sues the employer for negligence.
Is proximate cause met in these situations?
Expert Answer
The proximate cause is related to the concept of foreseeability. The defendant, to become liable, must be in a position to foresee the damage caused to the plaintiff. Here, the employer is deliberately burning the warehouse which itself is illegal and due to its ownership, it knows the timing and the attendance schedule of the employee. For the employer, therefore, it
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