000			01694cab a2200289 4500
001			ABS54174
008			090401t1995 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u8897
041			_aeng
245			_aMichael Lea and another v North West Water Limited (formerly North West Water Authority)
260			_c1995
350			_a0
490			_aConstruction Law Journal _v(1995) 1 CLJ 464-472(5)
520			_aORB 18 September 1994. The plaintiffs purchased a house on land which consisted partly of soap waste. In 1985 a constant trickle of water from the defendant`s sluice valve caused water to collect outside the plaintiff`s property. In November the water supply ceased altogether, was restored but the gas supply also ceased and the plaintiff was forced to evacuate due to a gas leak. The Gas Board and Water Authority carried out extensive repairs outside the plaintiff`s home resulting in the pavement and one wall of their home collapsing. Thereafter substantial subsidence occured and in October 1986 the plaintiffs were forced to leave the house. The plaintiffs claimed against the defendants under Water Act 1981 s6 for the damage they alleged was caused by the escape of water. They also brought their claim in nuisance in respect of the escape of a dangerous thing from the land of the defendant. Full judgement for the plaintiffs.
650			_aGALLYGOO
650			_aGAS LEAK
650			_aLIABILITY
650			_aSEWER LEAKAGE
650			_aSOAP WASTE
650			_aSUBSIDENCE
650			_aWATER ACT 1981 S6(1)
650			_aWATER AUTHORITY
650			_aWATER PIPES
690			_aHIGHWAYS AND RIGHTS OF WAY-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c5510 _d5510