0000005984 00000 n xÚb```"9†ÆüÀcbŽ~wÁGÉ#³×g4ÈÌÙêëV4åóÚ §ÏL»ŸÀÀPVžÚ 0000000016 00000 n The initial injury (the burn) was a readily foreseeable type and the subsequent cancer was treated as merely extending the amount of harm suffered. A claimant must prove that the damage was not only caused by the defendant but that it was not too remote. 0000001802 00000 n Dock and Engineering Co. (usually called the Wagon Mound Case1) the Privy Council rejected the rule pronounced in In re Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co.2 and re-established the rule of reasonable foreseeability. Words: 255. endstream endobj 124 0 obj<> endobj 125 0 obj<>/Encoding<>>>>> endobj 126 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]>>/Type/Page>> endobj 127 0 obj<> endobj 128 0 obj<> endobj 129 0 obj<> endobj 130 0 obj<>stream <]>> In re Arbitration Between Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd Case Brief - Rule of Law: The exact way in which damage or injury results need not be foreseen ... Ltd. "Wagon Mound No. The new rule, as interpreted in subsequent cases, … Re Polemis was a COA decision and in principle binding upon the lower court; the Privy Council decision had only persuasive authority. 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– type of harm Hughes v L Advocate – method unseen but PI Jolley v Sutton – method unseen but type foreseen Tremain v Pike – if … The spark was ignited by petrol vapours resulting in the destruction of the ship. 0000001893 00000 n Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock & Engineering Co Ltd (Wagon Mound) [1961] The impact of the plank in the hold caused a spark which ignited petrol vapour which had accumulated in the hold. 1) A v Home Secretary [2004] A v Roman Catholic Diocese of Wellington [2008, New Zealand] A v Secretary of State for Home Affairs (No. Overseas Tankship v Morts Dock (The Wagon Mound (No 1)) [1961] AC 388; Page v Smith [1996] 1 AC 155; Parsons v Uttley Ingham & Co Ltd. [1978] QB 791; Re Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co [1921] 3 KB 560; Robinson v Post Office [1974] 1 WLR 1176; Scott v Shepherd [1773] Smith v Leech Brain & Co. Ltd. [1962] 2 QB 405; The Oropesa [1949] 1 All ER 211 co Facts of the case Overseas Tankship had a ship, the Wagon Mound, docked in Sydney Harbour in October 1951. 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Ltd., also popularly known as the Wagon Mound Case. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. The crew had carelessly allowed furnace oil … You can login or register a new account with us. The defendants, while taking on bunkering oil at the Caltex wharf in Sydney Harbour, carelessly spilled a large quantity of oil into the bay, some of which spread to the plaintiffs’ wharf some 600 feet away, where the plaintiffs were refitting a ship. 2" Yun v. Ford Motor Co647 A.2d 841 (1994). The construction work was covered with tents and there were also paraffin lamps around the tents. 1) [1961] AC 388, however it has never been officially overturned in English law and theoretically remains ‘good case law’, despite its lack of application. Wagon Mound (No. 0000003089 00000 n The ensuing explosion caused a fire which destroyed the ship. 1), Re Polemis had indeed become a " bad " case laying down an … 0000009883 00000 n Held: Re Polemis … 0000001985 00000 n It is inevitable that first consideration should be given to the case of In re Polemis & Furness Withy & Company Ltd. [1921] 3 K.B. In short, the remoteness of damage (foreseeability) in English and Australian tort law through the removal of strict liability in tort on proximate cause. Similarly in Smith v. Leach Brain & Co.7 Parker C.J., even though he changed into speaking as regards to men and women, used language of wider import." ⇒A claimant must prove that the damage was not only caused by the defendant but that it was not too remote ⇒Historical position on remoteness: Re Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co [1921] ⇒The current law on remoteness: Overseas Tankship v Morts Dock (The Wagon Mound (No 1)) [1961] In essence, the position is that the defendant will only be liable for damage that is reasonably foreseeable 1" Overseas Tankship Ltd. V. Miller Steamship Co. "Wagon Mound No. of Re Potemis that eventually led to its removal from the law was based on historical misconceptions. Re Polemis has yet to be overruled by an English court and is still technically "good law". Thus, by the rule of Wagon Mound No. The test of directness that was upheld in the Re Polemis case was considered to be incorrect and was rejected by the Privy Council 40 years later in the case of Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd. v. Morts Dock and Engg. But, on 18 January 1961, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down … 11. Now overruled by the Wagon Mound (No. The Wagon Mound and Re Polemis Until rg61 the unjust and much criticized rule in Re Polemisl was held, by the courts, to be the law in both England and Australia. Consequently, the court uses the reasonable foresight test in The Wagon Mound, as the Privy Council ruled that Re Polemis should not be considered good law. I), Re Polemis had indeed become a “ bad ” case laying down an inappropriate rule, these misconceptions about why the rule 99 (1928) Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd or The 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. The ship was being loaded at a port in Australia. 0000008953 00000 n Co.162 N.E. The plank struck something as it was falling which caused a spark. 1) [1961]. ... NB This was overruled in Wagon Mound No 1 . thumb of Re Polemis, said the principle of "instantaneous bodily consequences" on the subject of quantity of harm to property. 2 comes out a different way based on different lawyering. 16-2 Contributory Negligence i) Davies V. Mann ii) Butterfield V. Forrester iii) British India Electric Co. V. Loach 0000001226 00000 n In Re Polemis and Furness, Withy and Co Ltd is an early Court of Appeal case which held that a defendant is liable for all losses which are a direct consequence of their negligence. 1, you can look at the circumstances surrounding the accident to find out if the risk was really foreseeable. The Wagon Mound is the accepted test in Malaysia, approved in the case of Government of Malaysia v Jumat bin Mahmud & Ors. 143 0 obj<>stream Privy Council disapproved of Re Polemis. Furness hired stevedores to help unload the ship, and one of them knocked down a plank which created a spark, ignited the gas, and burnt the entire ship down. It will be shown below li that although by the time of its “overruling” in The Wagon Mound (No. Held: Wagon Mound made no difference to a case such as this. After consultation with charterers of Wagon Mound, MD Limited’s manager allowed 0 123 21 of Re Polemis that eventually led to its removal from the law was based on historical misconceptions. Re Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co Ltd [1921] 3 KB 560. i) Scott V. Shepherd ii) Re Polemis and Furnace Ltd. iii) Wagon Mound case iv) Hughes V. Lord Advocate v) Haynes V. Harwood Ch. The Re Polemis decision was disapproved of, and its test replaced, in the later decision of the Privy Council in the Wagon Mound (No. Detailed Explanation with relevant and landmark case laws explained with facts. Held: Re Polemis should no longer be regarded as good law. ¥ºÎ¶ªÙ9EãÒò µYßtnm/``4 `HK`` c`H``c rTCXV¥10†100€äÅð8 4¸¬«€´Ç‚E"4ù˜€žfažÄ5Ì݌Lϙ£8ؘ}™µ˜½–¶3p1°‚Õ0€Ècò؁úـ$P„(àAHˆ8ÇÔSŁèe²¸À43Ôt*°~fP$ y`q^n › ø¼@$ Š PÌÀÖÀ Ž>Ö ¸hW¶ØT†; ÞÌS¨ Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd, commonly known as Wagon Mound (No. In re Polemis & Furness, Withy & Co Case Brief - Rule of Law: If the negligent act would or might probably cause damage, the fact that the damage it in facts Every … Morts. Some cotton debris became embroiled in the oil and sparks from some welding works ignited the oil. This oil drifted across the dock, eventually surrounding two other ships being repaired. Before this decision in The Wagon Mound No.1 defendants were held responsible to compensate for all the direct consequences of their negligence, a rule clarified by the decision in Re Polemis and Furness, Withy & Co Ltd [1921] 3 KB 560. The above rule in Wagon Mound’s case was affirmed by a decision of the House of Lords in the case of Hughes vs Lord Advocate (1963) AC 837. %%EOF This was to be settled by an arbitrator, but Furness claimed that the damages were too remote and this issue was appealed. Wagon Mound No. 0000001712 00000 n 0000007028 00000 n WAGON MOUND II- RE POLEMIS REVIVED; NUISANCE REVISED H. J. Glasbeek* Ordinarily the term spectacular is an uncalled-for de- scription of a judicial decision, but the opinion rendered by the Privy Council in Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd. v. The Miller Steamship Co. Pty and Another' certainly deserves this epithet. CO.,‘ and it is possible that lower courts will feel free to do the same.5 THE WAGON MOUND The Wagon Mound (as the decision will be called for short) The defendant’s vessel, The Wagon Mound, leaked furnace oil at a Wharf in Sydney Harbour. The fire spread rapidly causing destruction of some boats and the wharf. The" Wagon Mound" unberthed and set sail very shortly after. Spread led to MD Limited’s wharf, where welding was in progress. Q'¢±S)휬MÂÉÅ/¹ÍurY9eUØƬ§o$6¥]\öNfWÙÇ7ýó4s™T 1), is a landmark tort law case, which imposed a remoteness rule for causation in negligence.The Privy Council held that a party can be held liable only for loss that was reasonably foreseeable. 'THE WAGON MOUND' I. Due to the carelessness of the workers, oil overflowed and sat on the water’s surface. xref 0000008055 00000 n The Wagon Mound Case,1961 Overseas Tankship Co(U.K.) v. Morts Dock and engineering. trailer 0000002997 00000 n 0000001144 00000 n In this case, there was a construction work being done by post office workers on the road. It will be shown below5 that although by the time of its " overruling" in The Wagon Mound (No. startxref 2) [1999], R v Broadcasting Complaints Commission, ex p Owen [1985], R v Chief Constable of Devon, ex p Central Electricity Generating Board [1982], R v Chief Constable of Lancashire, ex p Parker [1993], R v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, ex p Calveley [1986], R v Chief Constable of North Wales, ex p Evans [1982], R v Chief Constable of Sussex, ex p International Traders Ferry [1999], R v Crown Court at Reading, ex p Hutchinson [1988], R v Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club, ex p Aga Khan [1993], R v Governors of Brockhill Prison, ex p Evans (No. Polemis and Boyazides are ship owners who chartered a ship to Furness. 5. Sparks from the welders ignited the oil, destroying the Wagon Mound and the two ships being repaired. 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