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Owing to the negligence of the defendant railway company, the plaintiff and his family were made to get…

The wife's illness and the resulting medical expenses and pay-cut are too remote a consequence of the railway's negligence in setting the passengers down at the wrong…

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Owing to the negligence of the defendant railway company, the plaintiff and his family were made to get down at the wrong railway station. No accommodation was provided. As a result the plaintiff's wife caught cold. The plaintiff claimed damages for consequential loss on account of medical expenses incurred for her treatment and her loss due to pay-cut in office. The claim for damages will not succeed on ground of:

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The wife's illness and the resulting medical expenses and pay-cut are too remote a consequence of the railway's negligence in setting the passengers down at the wrong station, so the claim fails on the ground of "Remoteness of damage".

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