Scott v Shepherd (1773) 96 Eng. Rep. 525 (K.B.) — often called the “flying squib” case. Scott v Shepherd is a landmark English torts case about causation and intervening acts. A man threw a lit firework (a “squib”) into a crowded market; others, to save themselves, instinctively tossed it away; it finally exploded and injured … Continue reading Scott v Shepherd (1773): Personal Injury & Causation in Tort Law