If a person brings or accumulates on his land anything which, if it should escape, may cause damage to his neighbour, he does so at his peril If it does escape, and cause damage, he is responsible, however careful he may have been, and whatever precautions... Name-Powers - Page 53by John Mews - 1898Full view - About this book
| Law - 1875 - 474 pages
...was given in the House of Lords, by Lord CRANWORTU, in the following terms : " If a person brings and accumulates on his land anything which, if it should...neighbour, he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage, he is responsible, however careful he may have been, and whatever precautions he may... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 878 pages
...Rudder v. Koopman A Gerdes.] Heeg v. Licht, 36 Amer. Rep. 654, and authorities cited in note. 5. One who brings or accumulates on his land anything which, if it should escape, may cause damage to his neighbor, and which does escape and cause such damage is liable. — Wilson r. City of New Bcd/ord,... | |
| Louis Arthur Goodeve - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 984 pages
...correctly stated by Mr. Justice Blackburn in delivering the opinion of the Exchequer Chamber: — " If a person brings " or accumulates on his land anything...neighbour, he does so at his peril. If " it does escape and cause damage, he is responsible, however care" ful he may have been, and whatever precautions he may... | |
| Louis Arthur Goodeve - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 704 pages
...Cranworth thus states the principle of the decision : — "If a person brings, or accumulates, on his laud anything which, if it should escape, may cause damage...neighbour, he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage, he is responsible, however careful he may have been, and whatever precautions he may... | |
| Law - 1869 - 732 pages
...F. the plaintiff's: Held, that defts., Messrs R, were liable for the damage sustained by F.; because if a person brings or accumulates on his land anything...neighbour, he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage he is responsible, however careful he may have been, and whatever precautions he may have... | |
| Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1870 - 668 pages
...ANOTHER. Trespass — Artificial reservoir — Underground escape of «rater — Consequential damage, If a person brings or accumulates on his land anything...neighbour, he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage, he is responsible, however careful he may have been, and whatever precautions he may... | |
| Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1870 - 672 pages
...Blackburn in delivering the opinion of the Exchequer Chamber. If a person brings or accumulate« on hie land anything which, if it should escape, may cause damage to his neighbour, lie does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage, he is responsible, however careful he... | |
| William Cunningham Glen - Local government - 1872 - 910 pages
...respect of either, (i) caused by either the interception or the abstraction of such water, the But if a person brings or accumulates on his land anything,...neighbour, he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage he is responsible, however careful he may have been and whatever Works planned by public... | |
| India - Criminal law - 1874 - 656 pages
...ground, as expressed by Lord Cranworth, that "if a person brings or accumulates on his land any thing which, if it should escape, may cause damage to his...neighbour he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage he is responsible, however careful he may have been and whatever precautions he may have... | |
| Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 432 pages
...N. (2) 37 LJ (QB) 214. 679. down in Fletclwr v. Eylands (1). Lord Cranworth there said: " If J. 0. a person brings or accumulates on his land anything which, if it 1874 should escape, may cause damage to his neighbour, he does so at MADRAS his peril. If it does escape... | |
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