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{{casenote|Rylands|Fletcher}} is, with {{casenote|Donoghue|Stevenson}} one of the foundational cases in the [[common law]] relating to {{tag|tort}}. | |||
The defendant, Fletcher, owned a mill and employed a contractor to build a reservoir — dramatic chord — ''over a disused mine'' — on their land. The contractors noticed the mines, but continued to work without blocking them up. | The defendant, Fletcher, owned a mill and employed a contractor to build a reservoir — dramatic chord — ''over a disused mine'' — on their land. The contractors noticed the mines, but continued to work without blocking them up. | ||