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{{ | {{cn}}{{cite|Rylands|Fletcher|1868|UKHL|1}} 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. | ||
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By analogy to the rule relating to [[domestic animal]]s, Blackburn J thought Fletcher should be responsible for the damage as it was a natural consequence of a propensity of penned water that Fletcher knew about (that it was liable to make things wet if it escaped). | By analogy to the rule relating to [[domestic animal]]s, Blackburn J thought Fletcher should be responsible for the damage as it was a natural consequence of a propensity of penned water that Fletcher knew about (that it was liable to make things wet if it escaped). | ||
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