 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...  The Law Quarterly Review - Page 54edited by - 1886Full 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 escape, may cause damage to his neighbour, he does so at his peril. If it does escape and cause damage, he is responsible, however... | |
 | 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 - 982 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...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... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | Law - 1874 - 436 pages
...and accumulates on his land any thing which, if it should escape, may cause damage to his neighbor, he does so at his peril, if it does escape and cause...responsible, however careful he may have been, and whatever predictions he may have taken to prevent the damage. .and the doctrine is founded in good sense. For... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | William Cunningham Glen - Local government - 1872 - 894 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,...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... | |
 | William Cunningham Glen, Alexander Glen - Health officers - 1876 - 820 pages
...compensation in respect of either. .\Vw Hirer ComjNiny, Apps., John f mi, Resp., 2 E. & K. 435. But 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... | |
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