crumbling skull rules

A form of crumbling skull rule — 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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noun
  1. pluralplural of crumbling skull rule
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