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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
Fletcher v. Rylands — See Rylands v. Fletcher … 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
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
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (Oleum Gas Leak Case) — SCICase Litigants=M.C. Mehta v. Union of India ArgueDate= ArgueYear= DecideDate= DecideYear= FullName= M.C. Mehta and others v. Union of India and Others USVol= USPage= Citation= AIR 1987 SC 1086 Prior= Subsequent= Holding= The concept of… … Wikipedia
Negligence — For other uses, see Negligence (disambiguation). Tort law … Wikipedia
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Bolton v. Stone — [case citation| [1951] A.C. 850, [1951] 1 All E.R. 1078] is a leading House of Lords case in the tort of negligence, establishing that a defendant is not negligent if the damage to the plaintiff was not a reasonably foreseeable consequence of his … Wikipedia
