R V F

Question 1

D must bring or accumulate something on their land

Answer 1

Read v Lyons

Must use

Question 2

Tenants are in control of land

Answer 2

Smith v Scott

Question 3

Damage is already naturally present

Answer 3

Giles v Walker

Question 4

Damage naturally accumulates

Answer 4

Ellison v Ministry of Defence

Question 5

Example case of the thing must be likely to cause mischief if it escapes

Answer 5

Hale v Jennings

Question 6

D must have brought the fire into the land

Answer 6

Stannard v Gore

Question 7

The thing must bring increased danger and has no benefit

Answer 7

Rickards v Lathian

Must use

Question 8

Context of what land is used for

Answer 8

British Celanese v AH Hunt ltd

Question 9

Land that carries such high risk can outweigh benefits

Answer 9

Cambridge Water co v Eastern Counties Leather

Question 10

D must not have control of where the thing escapes to

Answer 10

Read v Lyons

Must use

Question 11

Damage was not reasonably foreseeable

Answer 11

Cambridge Water co v Eastern Coutnies Leather

Question 12

D must be in control of land to be sued

Answer 12

Transco v Stockport

Question 13

Act of stranger

Answer 13

Rickards v Lothian

Question 14

Acts of god

Answer 14

Nichols v Marsland

Question 15

Define

Answer 15

This rule works when D has accumulated something dangerous on his land, which escapes and causes damage on neighbouring land

Question 16

Elements

Answer 16

• D must bring or accumulate something into their land
• That thing must be likely to cause mischief if it escapes
• Bringing or accumulating that thing must be a non-natural use of the land
• The thing must actually escape and cause reasonably foreseeable damage

Question 17

The thing must escape where D has no control

Answer 17

Read v Lyons