Rylands v Fletcher

Carstairs v Taylor (1871)

The Cs were tenants of the ground floor of a building. The Ds occupied the top floor. A rat gnawed through a box in which rain water was collected from the roof, causing damage to the C's rice. D did not accumulate so there was no liability in RvF

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Giles v Walker

Seeds from thistles that blew from the Ds land and caused damage to crops were not accumulated.

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Hale v Jennings Bros (1938)

The chair from the fairground ride was seen to 'escape' so the D was liable for injuries caused to the person it hit.

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Shiffman v The grand Priory of St Johns

A flag pole that fell was seen to be an escape.

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British Celanese v Hunt

Storage of metal foil on premises on an industrial estate was a natural use. Therefore the D was not liable for damage caused by the power cut that occurred when the foil escaped.

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Sochaki v Sas

Lighting of a domestic fire is a natural use of property.

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Read v Lyons

The explosive did not escape.

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Pointing v Noakes

The poisonous plant did not escape. So no liability for the death of the horse.

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Cambridge Water v Eastern Counties Leather

This introduced forseeability into the law. It was to do with chemicals seeping through the floor and contaminating water below the premise. Couldn't have foreseen, so no liability.

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Box v Jubb

A stranger turned the tap on, so damage caused by the water was not caused by D

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Stannard (T/A Wyvern Tyres) v Gore

The D stacked an abnormal number of tyres dangerously and haphazardly and was held strictly libale for the escape of fire as a result. He appealed because the fire was not the thing accumulated. Precedent from Goldman v Hargrave.

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Goldman v Hargrave (1966)

The occupier's negligence in not dealing sensibly with the burning wood directly lead to it reigniting and spreading to neighbouring property, so he was liable.

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Transco v Stockport

The leak in the council water pipe lead to deterioration of the C's gas pipe which lead to costly, immediate fixture to avoid danger. RvF could not apply because the council using a water pipe was not unnatural, and it was a useful thing for the area

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Weller v Foot and Mouth Disease Research Institute (1966)

The claimant needs to have an interest in the land. And pure economic loss is not recoverable under RvF. The disease infrecting his cattle and them being unsalable was not able to be claimed for.

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Crown River Cruise Ltd v Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd (1996)

Intentional release can be a nuisance.

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Peters v Prince of Wales Theatre (Birmingham) Ltd (1943)

The sprinkler was mutually beneficial so there was implied consent.

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Rickards v Lothian (1913)

The tap was turned on by a stranger.

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Charing Cross Electrical Supply Co v Haudraulic Power Co (1914)

The statutory authority gave a power (so it was discretionary) to keep the pressure high. In Green v Chelsea Waterworks, the statutory authority gave an obligation to keep the pressure high.

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Nichols v Marsland (1876)

Storms were an act of God, so the D could defend his liability under RvF

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Dunn v Birmingham Coal Navigation Co (1872)

The C knew of the risk of flooding before he built his mine under the canal. Default of the claimant defence to RvF.

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