Contents

• Introduction 2
• Contract Law 2
• Tort Law 2
• Remoteness of Damage 3
• Case 1: Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd, the Wagon Mound 1961 Privy Council 1 All England Law Reports 404 3
• Facts and Remoteness of Damage 3
• Issues Raised by the Case 4
• Judgment 5
• Reasons behind the Judgment 6
• Case 2: Hadley v Mr. Baxendale 1854 9 Exch 341 6
• Facts and Remoteness of Damage 6
• Issues Raised by the Case 7
• Judgment 8
• Reasons behind the Judgment 8
• Interrelationship between Tort and Contract Law 8
• Conclusion 9
• References 11

Description

The following report is the case study of the two important cases in the recorded history which have changed the way we look into the certain laws. The report tries to relate the principles of remoteness of damage arising from these cases. The author also tries to explain the interrelationship between tort and contract laws. In doing so, the author first briefs the terms contract law, tort law and remoteness of damage before analyzing the cases. The author intends to do so by referring to various books and journals from across the globe. The two cases analysed are –
Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock and Engineering Co Ltd, The Wagon Mound 1961 Privy Council 1 All England Law Reports 404; and
Hadley v Baxendale 1854 9 Exch 341