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008			030715n2003 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u123004
100			_aMurdoch, J.
245			_aNo smoke without fire
260			_c2003
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0326) 28 June 2003, 177(1)
520			_aConsiders "Johnson v B J W Property Developments Ltd" ([2002] EWHC 1131, [2003] 3 All ER 574) concerning liability for damage caused by the escape of fire from a property. The defendant's (J) reliance on the statutory defence contained within the Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act 1774 s86 that a property owner was not liable for a fire which had begun accidentally was rejected on the grounds that the escape of fire was not accidental but was due to negligence by a contractor. J was found to be vicariously liable for the damage caused by the escape of fire to the property. A landowner is not liable for the accidental damage by fire but a contractor's negligence means that such as escape is not accidental.
590			_aABS
650			_aCLIENTS' LIABILITIES
650			_aJOHNSON V B J W PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD
650			_aFIRES PREVENTION METROPOLIS ACT 1774
650			_aSTRICT LIABILITY
650			_aLIABILITY IN TORT
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aACCIDENTS
650			_aVICARIOUS LIABILITY
690			_aPROPERTY AND LAND LAW-CASE LAW
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999			_c73040 _d73040