Please note: Decided in 1932.
Facts
A dog left in a parked car broke a window and a splinter of glass injured a passer-by's eye.
Issue
Was the owner for not guarding against such an accident?
Held
The owner was not liable; the accident was not reasonably foreseeable.
Principle
Lord Dunedin: people must guard against reasonable probabilities, but not fantastic possibilities.
Why it matters
Used to illustrate inevitable accident.
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