594615
Rylands v Fletcher
- imposes strict liability where an
isolated escape has occured
- must know or ought
reasonably forsee
that damage from
escape could occur
(not the escape itself)
- must know or ought
reasonably forsee
that damage from
escape could occur
(not the escape itself)
- Non-natural user of land
- accumulation must be for non-natural use
- All combustible
materials are non-
natural - ie petrol
- Chemicals
- accumulation must be for non-natural use
- Brings onto land and accumulates there
- Not naturally there so spread of
thistles not R v F
- Not naturally there so spread of
thistles not R v F
- For own purposes anything likely
to do mischief
- dangerous things
- acid
- explosives
- acid
- relatively safe
things until they
escape
- must be non-natural
- must be non-natural
- dangerous things
- Escape
- forseeability of damage is necessary
- not the escape itself
- not the escape itself
- defences
- consent or common benefit
- act or default of claimant
- Statutory authority
- Act of stranger
- Act of god
- consent or common benefit
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