Rylands V Fletcher

Question 1

Elements

Answer 1

• has brought something onto the land
• d has made non-natural use of land
• thing is likely to do mischief if it escapes
• thing did escape and case damage

Question 2

Giles v walker

Answer 2

D must accumulate thing on land themselves

Question 3

Ellison v ministry of defence

Answer 3

D didn’t bring it onto the land themselves

Question 4

Transco v Stockport

Answer 4

The word ordinary is preferred to the use of natural
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Lord Bingham

Question 5

British celanese v A H mont

Answer 5

Storage of metal foil was a natural use of land

Question 6

Shiftmann v the grand priory

Answer 6

D s flagpole fell and hit C, flagpole was deemed escaped.

Question 7

Hales v Jennings bros

Answer 7

Chair in fairground became unattached and caused injury to d

Question 8

Stannard v gore

Answer 8

D kept tyres on his property for his business, they caught fire but the fire didn’t escape and neither did the tyres

Question 9

Read v Lyon’s

Answer 9

Wasn’t RvF as shells exploded inside factory

Question 10

Cambridge water v leather PLC

Answer 10

Damage was too remote

Question 11

Defences

Answer 11

• consent
• act of a stranger
• act of god
• statutory authority
  Contributory negligence

Question 12

Perry v transport

Answer 12

Someone left the fuel cap open, fumes escaped
Act of a stranger