Green v Chelsea Waterworks Company
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1894 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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11 cases
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Transco plc v. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, (2003) 315 N.R. 123 (HL)
...of the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher to works constructed or conducted under statutory authority: see Green v. Chelsea Waterworks Co. (1894), 70 L.T. 547; Dunne v. North Western Gas Board , [1964] 2 Q.B. 806. (b) Acts of God and third parties [32] Escapes of water and the like are often the r......
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Read v J. Lyons & Company Ltd
...which such a liability arises are not necessarily the same in each class of case. Lindley L.J. issued a valuable warning in Green v. Chelsea Waterworks Company 70 L.T.547 at p. 549 when he said of Rylands v. Fletcher that that decision "is not to be extended beyond the legitimate principle ......
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Transco Plc v Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
...of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher to works constructed or conducted under statutory authority: see Green v Chelsea Waterworks Co (1894) 70 LT 547; Dunne v North Western Gas Board [1964] 2 QB 806. (b) Acts of God and third parties 32 Escapes of water and the like are often the result of nat......
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University College Cork v Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
...been to exclude application of Rylands to works constructed/conducted under statutory authority. See Green v. Chelsea Waterworks Co. (1894) 70 L.T. 547; Dunne v. North Western Gas Board [1964] 2 Q.B. 733 887. [6] Liability for nuisance not created by the defendant is not, in modern law, str......
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1 books & journal articles
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Mr Fletcher as the Quintessential Nigerian: Could a More In-Depth Analysis of the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher Reveala Uniquely Nigerian Tort?
...v Jubb (1879) 4 Ex D 76;Perry v Kendricks Transport Ltd [1956] 1WLR 85; Prosser v Levy [1955] 1 WLR 1224.6Green v Chelsea Waterworks Co (1894) 70 Lt 547; Dunne v North Western GasBoard [1964] 2 QB 806; Geddis v Proprietors of Bann Reservoir (1878) 3 App Cas 430;Charring Cross Electricity Co......