Landmark case · Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Laws · Semester 1

Rylands v. Fletcher

(1868) LR 3 HL 330 · House of Lords

A person who brings a dangerous thing onto land is strictly liable if it escapes.

From topic

Strict liability and absolute liability — Unit II, Law of Torts including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Laws.

Related sections:

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, 3 — Power of Central Government to take measures (environmental harm context)