Hearings
Australia (NSW)
18 Jan 1961 [1961] AC 388; [1961] 2 WLR 126; [1961] 1 All ER 404; [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 1, PC
Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock & Engineering Co Ltd (The Wagon Mound)
Ships
Wagon Mound
Subject Matter
NEGLIGENCE — Australia — New South Wales — Negligence — Oil spilled on harbour waters — Fire — Foreseeability of consequences test of liability — Remission of claim founded on nuisance
[1961] AC 388; [1961] 2 WLR 126
DAMAGES — Remoteness — Polemis rule — Damage directly caused by negligent act — Dangerous thing — Furnace oil — Spilled on harbour waters — Fire — Causation — Damage to wharf — Foreseeability of consequences the effective test of liability — One criterion for determining liability and compensation