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  • ‘A’ threw a lighted squib into a crowd,  it fell upon ‘X’. In order to prevent injury to himself, X did the same thing and it fell upon Y. Y in his turn did the same th

‘A’ threw a lighted squib into a crowd,  it fell upon ‘X’. In order to prevent injury to himself, X did the same thing and it fell upon Y. Y in his turn did the same thing and it then fell on B, as a result of which B lost one of his eyes. Decide the liability of A. 

Option: 1

A will not be held liable. 


Option: 2

A will not held liable. 


Option: 3

A will not held liable as hia act was proximate cause of damage. 


Option: 4

None of the above. 


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The above facts relates to the case of Scott v. Shepherd. here A will be held liable to B. His act was the proximate cause of damage even though his act was farthest from the damage in so far as the acts X and Y had intervened in between.

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