crumbling skull rule

noun

Definitions

  1. a common-law rule according to which a defendant is not liable for the plaintiff's…

    a common-law rule according to which a defendant is not liable for the plaintiff's conditions or injuries that predate the tort, except to the degree that the tort worsened or hastened that injury or condition

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