RYLANDS AND FLETCHERS

• Hunter v Canary Wharf


  Only those who have a legal interest can sue
• Ryland's v Fletcher


  the water was brought onto the land
• Ellison v Ministry of Defence 


  rainwater did not satisfy
• Transco v Plc


  dangerous things is one that poses exceptional risk if it escapes
• Rickards v Lothian


  it must be a Non-natural use and not an ordinary use of land or use that is for the general benefit of the community.
• Read v Lyons 


  C was injured by explosives but claim failed as she wasn't on D's land at the time
• Cambridge Water v Eastern Counties Leather


  only damage that is reasonably foreseeable consequence of the escape can be claimed for
• Nicholas v Marshland


  weather was so extreme, it caused damage
• Green v Chelsea Waterworks


  it is inevitable that pipes burst occasionally