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035 _a(Sirsi) u124898
100 _aMurdoch, J.
245 _aExceptionally dangerous
260 _c2004
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v(0402) 10 January 2004, 91(1)
490 _aENDS Report
_v347 December 2003, 65-66(2)
520 _aDiscusses "Transco plc v Stockport MBC" ([2003] UKHL 61, Abs67286) in which the HL upheld the principle of strict liability for the escape of dangerous things as established in "Rylands v Fletcher"([1868] LR 3 HL 330). It is noted that strict liability in this context should only be where the use of land creates an exceptional risk.
590 _aABS
650 _aTRANSCO PLC V STOCKPORT MBC
650 _aRYLANDS V FLETCHER
650 _aSTRICT LIABILITY
650 _aNUISANCE
650 _aNEGLIGENCE
650 _aLEAKAGE
650 _aSUBSIDENCE
650 _aWATER PIPES
690 _aPROPERTY AND LAND LAW-CASE LAW
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