Damage

• Barnett V Chelsea and Kensington Hospital (factual causation)

  Man complaining of stomach pains but doctor refused to examine him he later died of arsenic poisoning - no causation as hospital couldn't save life
• Smith V Littlewoods (Intervening acts)

  Vandals broke into unoccupied secured building and setting fire to it was new intervening act - not foreseeable so chain not broken
• Wagon mound (remoteness)

  Oil spilt which spread over water and later caught on fire - not reasonably foreseeable and too remote from negligent act so not liable
• Bradford V Robinson Rentals (remoteness that is foreseeable)

  Claimant required to drive van with no heating so had to drive with windows open and suffered frostbite - foreseeable that claimant would suffer some type of injury so defendant liable
• Smith V Leech Brian (thin skull rule)

  C suffered small burn from small splash of molten metal triggering pre existing cancer - minor injury foreseeable but extreme reaction unlucky but liable as you take victim as you find them
• Smith V London and St Katherine docks (Res Ipsa)

  Claimant hit by heavy bags of sugar which fell from defendants warehouse. Claimant didn't know what caused them to fall - sugar under control of defendant
• Mahon V Osbourne (Res Ipsa)

  Claimant went into hospital for operation and died when should have made full recovery later found that a swab was left inside him - swab under control of defendant