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Chapman v Hearse

[1961] HCA 46; (1961) 106 CLR 112
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1961
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

It is enough for foreseeability that a consequence of the same general character as that which occurred was reasonably foreseeable as not unlikely to follow; the precise sequence need not be foreseen.

Area of Law

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