rylands v fletcher

• rvf is a strict liability tort where a persons property is damged by the escape of a non-naturally stored material onto adjoining property
• c must have interest in the land - transco
• d must be owner - read v lyons
• must show that - material was brought onto the land - the thing was likely to cause mischeif - it was a non natural use of land - there was forseeable damage
• not a natural accumulation like weeds - giles v walker
• not rainwater - ellison v mod
• likely to cause mischeif if escapes - transco
• escape doesn't have to be forseeable - hale v jennings bros
• thing its self doesn't need to be dangerous - shiffman
• accumulates thing must cause damage - stannard v gore
• liability for fire only arrises if negligently started - lms international
• non natural means not common place - rickards v lothian
• must be unusual considering time and place - transco
• if reasonable it is not non natural - stannard v gore
• things stored in large parts can amount to non natural use - mason levy autoparts
• stored item must escape from one property onto another - read v lyons
• damage can be too remote - cambridge water
• act of a stranger - perry v kendricks
• act of god - nichols v marsland
• contributory neg - ponting v noakes
• for remedies c must show damage to the property
• remedies will be given as cost of repair