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Scott v. Shepherd (the Squib Case)

(1773) 2 Wm Bl 892; 96 ER 525 (KB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of King's Bench

Year1773

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A person who sets a dangerous force in motion is liable in trespass for the direct injury it causes; instinctive, self-protective acts of intermediaries do not break the chain of causation as a novus actus interveniens.

Area of Law

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