- Fletcher v. Rylands
- See Rylands v. Fletcher.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Fletcher v. Rylands
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Rylands v. Fletcher — (1868) [Note: The reason the case is called Rylands v. Fletcher when the plaintiff was Fletcher is that the rule was confirmed on appeal by Rylands at the House of Lords (a higher court), hence the original case name is reversed.] LR 3 HL 330 is… … Wikipedia
Rylands v. Fletcher case — The early English case which is the progenitor of the doctrine of absolute liability for abnormally dangerous things and activities. 3 H.L. 330. See strict liability … Black's law dictionary
Rylands v Fletcher — An English Case which has given its name to the principle that a person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it on his own premises at his peril, and is … Ballentine's law dictionary
Ryland Fletcher — (* 18. Februar 1799 in Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont; † 19. Dezember 1885 in Proctorsville, Vermont) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1856 bis 1858 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Vermont. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law … Wikipedia
escaping substances — The doctrine, often called the doctrine of Rylands v Fletcher, or Fletcher v Rylands (LR 1 Exch 265, LR 3 HL 330, 4 Hurlst & C 263, 1 Eng Rul Cas 236), that a person who, for his own purposes, brings on his lands and collects and keeps there… … Ballentine's law dictionary
List of significant tort cases — * Palsgraf v. Long Island Rail Road Co.: Landmark case for discussion of proximate cause and its relationship with duty. Court of Appeals of New York. 248 N.Y. 339, 162 N.E. 99. (1928)* Fletcher v. Rylands: Early leading case on strict liability… … Wikipedia
escape of dangerous things — a special head of strict liability established in Fletcher v . Rylands (1866) LR 1 Ex. 265. That case established a rule or doctrine that states that a person who for his own purposes brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything… … Law dictionary
Nuisance — For the 1921 film, see The Nuisance. For statistics, see Nuisance parameter. Nuisance (also spelled nocence, through Fr. noisance, nuisance, from Lat. nocere, to hurt ) is a common law tort. It means that which causes offence, annoyance, trouble… … Wikipedia
Burnie Port Authority v. General Jones Pty — (1994) 179 CLR 520 is a tort law case from the Australian High Court, which decided it would abolish the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher .FactsA fire, caused by an independent contractor’s employee welding negligently, began on the defendant’s… … Wikipedia
