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Direct Loss In Tort

In re an Arbitration Between Polemis and Another and Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd. If reasonably foreseen that an act may cause harm, tortfeasor is liable for damages, regardless of whether type and extent of damages are reasonably foreseeable.
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