The Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher - Tort Law
The case itself revolved around a dam that burst into a coal mine shaft leading to strict liability in nuisance for inherently dangerous activities subject only to a remoteness cap, that was first established here in the case of Rylands v. Fletcher (1866) LR 1 Exch 265, and is then also further supported by the decision in Cambridge Water Co Ltd v.
Eastern Counties Leather Plc [1994] 2 AC 264 where chemicals from a factory seeped through a floor into the water table so as to serve to contaminate East Anglia’s reservoirs. Moreover, the decision in Rylands v. Fletcher (1866) LR 1 Exch 265 has also also been taken on as part of the law of negligence in other jurisdictions, including Australia, illustrated by the decision in Burnie Port Authority v. General Jones Pty Ltd (1994) 179 CLR 520.
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