Rylands v Fletcher

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Flash Cards with the elements, defences, definitions and some example cases
Soul Maher
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Elements of R v F - Likely to be mischief - Brought onto land - For own purposes - Escape -Non-Natural use - Liable for natural consequences - Forseeability of damage (not escape)
Defences of R v F - Plaintiffs Fault - Vis Major - Act of God - Act of a Stranger
Define: "Act of God" Sudden and Unprecidented (Nicholas v Marshland)
Define: "Act of a Stranger" Wrongful and malicious act of an unkown 3rd party (Rikards v Lothian)
Hoare v Mcalpine Vibrations caused by piles make the neighbouring property weaker.
Atorney General v Corke Gypsies caused damage to neighbouring properties. Landlord held accountable. *Introduction of People to R v F*
Matheson v Northcote College School kids miss behaving
Giles v Walker Thistles. Naturally Occuring .: Not liable
Irvine v DCC Water pipe burst. Found that the transportation of water in large quantities was an un natural use.
Read v Lyons Bomb factory, bomb exploded but never left the area of control .: no Escape.
Hale v Jennings Cair-o-Plane. Left the area of control.
Rikards v Lothian Act of a Stranger. Unknown third party flooded a higher level of the apartment and damaged lower levels.
Mason v Levy Auto Parts Found that the use of the land was unatural because of the way it was stored etc.
New Zealand Forest Products and Other v O'sullivan Fought a fire started by O'sullivan and wanted to claim damages caused by needing to fight the fire.
Cambridge Water Co. v Eastern Counties Leather Leaking chemicals, unforseeable over the years.
Hamilton v Papakura City Council Tomato - sensitive to the pesticides used by papakura council. Forseeability??
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