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Chapter 2 - GeneralDefences
Chapter 3 - Capacity
30.Oversees Tankship Ltd. v. Morts Dock and Engg. Co. (Wagon Mound
Case)
Appellants ship was carrying fuel oil at Sydney Port, at 600 ft. the
respondents owned a wharf where welding operations were going on. Due to
negligence of servants, oil leaked and spread in the water & got carried upto
respondents wharf. After 60 Hours, molten metal fell on floating cotton
thereby igniting fuel oil and causing fire at the wharf. Not held liable as test
of directness was repealed in this case and got back to test of reasonable
foreseeability.
Chapter 8 - Defamation
Chapter 9 - Nuisance
42.Christie v. Davey
Defendant being irritated by considerable amount of music lessons by the
plaintiff, a music teacher maliciously caused discomfort to the plaintiff by
hammering against party wall, whistling and shrieking. Held liable.
Chapter 11 - Negligence
63.Wood v. Leadbitter
Plaintiff bought a ticket to watch the horserace. He was asked to leave by the
authorities during the race for a justified reason and upon refusing to leave,
was forcibly sent out. Got an action for Assault against the defendants but
the court held that the minute they asked him to leave, revocation of license
took place and he was a trespasser from that moment.
72.Baker v. Bolton
Wife and husband got severely hurt due to upset of coach by negligence of
the defendants. Husband sued them and was entitled to all the expenses for
his hurts and wifes sufferings but wasnt entitled to any compensation in
relation to death of the wife subsequently.
Chapter 24 Remedies
74.Laxminarayan v. SumitraBai
Defendant lured the plaintiff to have sexual relation with false promise to
marry and refused upon the plaintiff getting pregnant. Held liable and made
to compensate for physical pain, indignity, diminished chances of marriage
and also social stigma.