Multiple choice

Assertion (A): The consequences of a wrongful act may be endless or there may be consequences. Reason (R): The ‘Test of reasonable foresight’ is followed usually in such cases which is based on the Wagen Mound case.

  1. (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.

  2. (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.

  3. Both (A) and (R) are correct.

  4. Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
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Explanation

The Privy Council in the Wagen Mound case 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.

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