Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd or \"Wagon Mound (No. 1)\" [1961] UKPC 1 is a landmark tort law case, which imposed a remoteness rule for causation in negligence. The Privy Council held that a party can only be held liable for damage that was reasonably foreseeable. Contributory negligence on the part of the dock owners was also relevant in the decision, and was essential to the outcome, although not central to this case's legal significance.The Wagon Mound (No 1) should not be confused with the successor case of the Overseas Tankship v Miller Steamship or \"Wagon Mound (No 2)\", which concerned the standard of the reasonable man in breach of the duty of care."@en }
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- Overseas_Tankship_(UK)_Ltd_v_Morts_Dock_and_Engineering_Co_Ltd abstract "Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd or \"Wagon Mound (No. 1)\" [1961] UKPC 1 is a landmark tort law case, which imposed a remoteness rule for causation in negligence. The Privy Council held that a party can only be held liable for damage that was reasonably foreseeable. Contributory negligence on the part of the dock owners was also relevant in the decision, and was essential to the outcome, although not central to this case's legal significance.The Wagon Mound (No 1) should not be confused with the successor case of the Overseas Tankship v Miller Steamship or \"Wagon Mound (No 2)\", which concerned the standard of the reasonable man in breach of the duty of care.".