Parke said if the overflow happens rapidly during a rain, it means the water has crossed from a storm drain directly into a sewer line, while a slower overflow is the result of water seeping through the ground.
Chain Of Causation chain of causation : the causal connection between an original cause and its subsequent effects esp. as a basis for criminal or civil liability [intervening acts of third parties will not break the chain of causation Brownell v.
The Defendant further submitted that the issues of causation should be dealt with at the trial of liability and not at the assessment hearing. The Judge disagreed with the Defendantâs arguments and held that issues of causation are commonly dealt with in an assessment of damages.