"Rule in Rylands v Fletcher". This doctrine was further developed by English courts, and made an immediate impact on the law. Prior to Rylands, English...

in cases brought under Rylands v Fletcher and the general tort of nuisance. It was also significant in implying that Rylands was not an independent tort...

plaintiff's injuries. The claimant also claimed under the principle in Rylands v Fletcher, that the ball was a dangerous item that had "escaped" from the cricket...

Transco plc v Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council [2003] UKHL 61 is an important English tort law case, concerning the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher. Transco...

liability. In Fletcher v. Rylands In the Exchequer Chamber, L.R. 1 Ex. 265, 1866, affirmed in the House of Lords on appeal in Rylands v. Fletcher L.R. 3 H...

activities. Under the precedent established in the English case of Rylands v Fletcher, upon which the Indian doctrine of absolute liability is based, anyone...

Authority v General Jones Pty Ltd is a tort law case from the High Court of Australia, which decided it would abolish the rule in Rylands v Fletcher, and the...

2d 533 Gebhart v. D. A. Davidson & Co., 661 P.2d 855 18 Am. Jur.2d Conversion § 2 Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330. Transco plc v Stockport Metropolitan...

existence of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher. Writers such as John Murphy at Lancaster University have popularised the idea that Rylands forms a separate, though...

act or omission. An early example of strict liability is the rule Rylands v Fletcher, where it was held that "any person who for his own purposes brings...