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In re Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co Ltd

[1921] 3 KB 560 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales)

Year1921

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A defendant is liable for all direct consequences of a negligent act, however unforeseeable, provided some damage was foreseeable (the 'directness' test of remoteness).

Area of Law

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