Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks 91856) 11 Exch 781
A water company laid water pipes, pursuant to an Act of Parliament, at the required depth and with fire plugs. Twenty years later, and after a very severe frost, a fire plug was dislodged causing water to escape from the main, but due to stopper above the plug being covered with snowfall, the water could not rise to the surface, and instead seeped through the brickwork of the plaintiff’s cellar. The plaintiff claimed for damages however it was held that there was no negligence because the incident was unforeseeable and so obscure that it would be monstrous to hold the defendants responsible.
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