From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
In Re Polemis
King’s Bench
3 K.B. 560 (1921)
- Written by Amy Blackwell, PhD
Facts
Polemis (plaintiff) owned a ship and chartered it to the defendants. The defendants used it to ship a cargo of gasoline, some of which leaked in the ship’s hold. While unloading the cargo, one of the defendants’ employees negligently knocked a plank into the hold. When the plank landed, it created a spark that caused an explosion and subsequent fire, destroying the ship. Polemis sued the defendants for the damages. A panel of arbitrators found in favor of Polemis, holding that the defendants' negligence caused the accident, and that although the explosion was not foreseeable, some damage was. The trial judge upheld the award of damages. The defendants appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Bankes, J.)
Concurrence (Warrington)
Concurrence (Scrutton, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 805,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
