Smith v. Leech Brain & Co. Ltd.
Queen's Bench Division, United Kingdom
2 Q.B. 405 (1962)
Relevant factsFree
Crane operator Smith worked for Leech Brain (defendant) with only a corrugated-iron shield (rather than the enclosed booth some competitors used) protecting him from a molten-metal tank, and was burned on the lip when he leaned out to see a coworker's signal; the burn later developed into fatal cancer, and his widow (plaintiff) sued for negligence.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be held liable for damages in negligence where the victim's type of injury was foreseeable but not its extent.