Multiple choice

Mark the correct answer for the statement “When consequences of wrongful action are foreseen'.

  1. Liability for damage is not too remote

  2. Liability is too remote

  3. There is no liability

  4. Liability for consequences does not arise
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Explanation

In tort law, the concept of 'remoteness of damage' determines whether a defendant can be held liable for consequences that were too far removed from their wrongful act. The key principle is that if the type of damage was foreseeable, liability cannot be avoided on grounds of remoteness. The Wagon Mound case established that reasonable foreseeability of the type of harm is the test for remoteness.

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