Rylands V Fletcher Flashcards

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Rylands v fletcher

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Escape of a dangerous thing

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Definition of rylands V Fletcher

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When a D brings something onto their land and stores it there. If escapes and causes damage to the claimants land
Them d will be liable

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Rylands V fletcher has four factors

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1) a non natural use of land - TRANSCO

2) An escape of the thing brought onto the land - READ V LYONS

3) Damage caused by the escape - RYLANDS BLACKBURN J

4) The damage is of a foreseeable type - CAMBRIDGE WATER

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Factor 1 - A non natural use of land

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D brought something onto their property that was not naturally theirs

TRANSCO - defined non natural use as a use which is “extraordinary and unusual” or as a “special use brings Ng increased hangers to others”

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Factor 2 - An escape of the thing brought onto the land

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There must be an escape from a place that the D had occupation of , or control over, to a place which is outside his or her occupation or control. The “thing” itself must actually escape
READ V LYONS

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Factor 3 - The escape caused the Damage

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RYLANDS BLACKBURN J said: D will be liable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape” this included all types of property damage including damage to the land

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Factor 4 - the damage is of a foreseeable type

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CAMBRIDGE WATER : damage caused by the escape must be reasonably foreseeable or it will be too remote. If the D cannot predict it , they cannot prevent it

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