"<b>Rylands v. Fletcher</b>", "<b>Strict L</b><br /> D's contractors digging reservoir ignore abandoned tunnels below, P's mine flooded when res filled.<br /> <b>Collected</b> and kept <b>something dangerous</b> that <b>escaped</b> from one property to another<br /> <b>Blackburn’s Rule:</b> Collects on land for his own purpose something unnatural that if escapes likely to do mischief<br /> <b>Reservoir not natural </b>use of water" "<b>Tenant v. Goldwin</b>", "<b>Strict L</b><br /> D's poop seeps thru shared cellar wall, spoils P's ale<br /> ATI: Poop <b>dangerous</b> and filthy, <b>escaped</b>" "<b>Carstairs v. Taylor</b>", "<b>NL</b><br /> P tenant's rice stores flooded after rat chews thru D's drainage sys water box inspected 4 days prior. Sys the standard for the time. P had cotton stores on higher floor.<br /> MU: rain collect for <b>mutual benefit</b>; rat=3rd party/borderline VM; D didn't pour." "<b>Nichols v. Marsland</b>", "<b>NL</b><br /> D's ornamental pools flood during historic storm, destroy P county's bridges. D's water flow mechanisms not updated/repaired for a few years. No such overflow b4.<br /> <b>VM</b> Sever storm caused damage=<b>act of god/vis major</b>; not collection, just artificial diversion" "<b>Rickards v. Lothian</b>", "<b>NL</b><br /> 3rd party clogs drains, runs water in D's building. P=tenant.<br /> Damage caused by <b>3rd party</b> (D powerless to prevent ATI=>VM); indoor plumbing=<b>common use/mutual benefit</b>" "<b>W.H. Smith & Son, Ltd. v. Daw</b>", "<b>NL</b><br /> D's sewage pipe burst, floods P's premises. Pipe connected to P's prop<br /> <b>Poop not collected</b>, was flowing in pipe; MU=P used pipe to <b>mutual benefit</b>; CU=sewage pipe is <b>common usage</b>"
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