ABSTRACT
The classic example of the precedence of injury over natural disease is a fable told in law school about a person with a paper-thin skull who was knocked down in an altercation. The paper-thin skull was a severe disease. The man probably would have survived the altercation and might not have even been injured if he did not have the severe disease. The cause of death was blunt trauma to the head. The paper-thin skull was a contributory factor.
