Legal Principle: A man would be responsible for all direct consequences of his act, insofar as he could reasonably foresee them as arising from his act.Factual Situation: A ship carrying petroleum was moving on the high sea. On a short halt in a port, the master of the ship engaged some stevedores to load some metallic planks onto the ship. While loading the planks, a plank slipped from the hands of stevedore and the spark, emitted thereby, ignited petroleum vapour and caused considerable damage to the goods. The owner of the goods filed a suit against the master of the ship. (AILET 2012) Decision:

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