Which of the following is NOT related to the test of reasonable foresight under law of torts?
Question and options
Which of the following is NOT related to the test of reasonable foresight under law of torts?
- Re Polemis (1921) 3 KB 560
- Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd. V.Morts Dock and Engineering Company Ltd. (1961) AC 388
- Hughes v. Lord Advocate (1963) 1 All ER 705
- Doughty v. Turner Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (1964) 1 QB 518
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Re Polemis (1921) 3 KB 560
Re Polemis (1921) laid down the directness test, not reasonable foresight. The Wagon Mound (No. 1), Hughes v Lord Advocate and Doughty v Turner applied the reasonable foreseeability test.
Practice for these exams
-
All India Bar Examination (AIBE)
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
UGC NET Law
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
IIT Kharagpur LL.M. Entrance
Subject revision
See pack details on LawMint.net -
CUSAT CAT LLM
-
CLAT PG
Subject revision for a passage-based exam
-
CUET PG Law (LL.M.)
Subject revision
-
AILET PG
Subject revision
-
Bihar Judicial Services
Subject revision
-
Uttarakhand Judicial Services
Subject revision
Related question papers
Related exam syllabi
More solved explanations in Remedies & remoteness of damage
- What does novus actus interveniens mean in the law of torts?
- Extrajudicial remedies are:
- The court in Wagon Mound rejected:
- A claimant establishes an actionable infringement of a legal right but proves no actual loss. Which type of damages serves to vindicate the right in that situation?
- The aim of tort remedies is: