Question 17 (1.25 points) To establish a prima facie case of negligence, the plaintiff must show that defendant's act proximately caused the injury complained of. Which of the following is true? A court may find for the defendant if, after the event and looking back, it appears highly extraordinary that his/her conduct should have caused the plaintiff's injury. If a plaintiff's injury is inflicted by an intervening force, a defendant will usually be liable if his/her conduct was a direct cause in fact of the injury even though the nature both of the harm and of the force was not foreseeable. The purpose of the proximate cause doctrine is to extend defendant's liability. Proximate cause is synonymous with actual cause