rylands and fletcher

Question 1

rylands and fletcher

Answer 1

hired contractors to create a reservoire - contractors negligent - flooded neigbouring mines-

Question 2

which lord defined this tort

Answer 2

lord cranworth

Question 3

what is the test that shows potential defendant

Answer 3

viscounts simons test in read v lyons

Question 4

giles v walker

Answer 4

weeds naturally occur on land so no liaiblilty

Question 5

elison v minisry of defence

Answer 5

rainwater accumulates naturallt on land so no liability

Question 6

stannard v gore

Answer 6

stored tyres = fire spread - not negligent but strictly liable - in this case storage of hte tyres presented a high risk of sdanger and was non nat;ural usse of hte land- HOWEVER coa disagreed - the thing mu st escape not the fire + not something exeptionally dangerous and was readosbale and irdnary on an industrial esstate

Question 7

transco v stockport

Answer 7

non natural refers to extraordianry and unusual in that time of place - lord bingham

claimants cant claim for perosnal injuries - obiter dicta

Question 8

rickards v lothian

Answer 8

unknown person blocked all the sinks causing a flood - damaged claimant s stocks- defendant wasnot lliable as wrongful act was by a third party and ther use of water in doemestic popes was a natural usse of land

Question 9

british celanese v hunt

Answer 9

stored metal strips used in electrical components - blew off land causing a power outage - use id kand natural as benefit obtained by localpopulation even though badly stord

Question 10

cambridge water

Answer 10

spillages of solvent into soil led to borehole close down - not liable as damge awss too remote - not reasoanbly forseeabke thath spillaese would result in the closing of ht eboehole

Question 11

peters v prince of wales theatre

Answer 11

icy condition let to sprinkler pipe burst - not liable - defence of volenti - when signed lease deemed to have accepted the use of sthe s sprinkler syste and it was equally a benefit for the claimant

Question 12

nichols v marsland

Answer 12

exceptionally heavy rain cuased artificial lakes and waterways belonging tp d flooding and damanging adjoning land - not laoble - defenve og act of god

Question 13

dunne v north west gas board

Answer 13

gas escaped from pipe - travelled along sewer and resulted in series of explosioons - d not liable as had not accumulated gas for their own purposes and instead for a common benefit

Question 14

miles v forest rock granite

Answer 14

naurallt occuring rocks blasted with explosives - explosion escaped not the rock - strictly liable as had brough onto the land the explosives

Question 15

perry v kenddricls

Answer 15

act of a third paerty - kids matches cuased explosion