Tort - Remoteness of Damage Flashcards
1
Q
Claimant can only recover if he can show that the type of damage he has suffered was reasonably foreseeable
A
The Wagon Mound (No1)
2
Q
Farm worker contracting ‘rare disease’ unforeseeable
A
Tremain v Pike
3
Q
Injury from exposure to cold foreseeable
A
Bradford v Robinson Rentals
4
Q
No need to foresee the exact circumstances leading up to the injury
A
Hughes v Lord Advocate (lamp)
5
Q
No need to foresee extent of damages ; D liable for full extent
A
Vacwell Engineering
6
Q
Thin skull rule - D still remains liable for full extent of injuries
A
Smith v Leech Brain
7
Q
Thin skull rule applies to claimant’s financial health
A
Lagden v O’Connor
