 | 1894 - 388 pagina’s
...adjoining land, flooded the passages of the plaintiff's mine. The case is generally cited as deciding that "the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it at his peril; and if he does so, is prima... | |
 | 1894 - 1120 pagina’s
...of Exchequer Chamber, per Blackburn, J., gave judgment for the plaintiff on the following ground : " We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purpose, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes... | |
 | Theodore Minot Clark - 1894 - 424 pagina’s
...gave judgment for the plaintiff. This principle was described by the court as follows: " The general " rule of law is that the person who for his own purposes " brings on his land, and collects and keeps there, anything "likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it at... | |
 | Theodore Minot Clark - 1894 - 432 pagina’s
...judgment for the plaintiff. This principle was described by the court as follows : " The general " rule of law is that the person who for his own purposes " brings on his land, and collects and keeps there, anything " likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it at... | |
 | Francis Marion Burdick - 1895 - 628 pagina’s
...presentations of the extreme English view is by Blackburn, J., who says in Fletcher v. Rylands, LR 1. Ex. 279, 280, 281, 282, — "We think that the true...brings on his lands, and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it' in at his peril, and if he does not do... | |
 | Thomas Beven - 1895 - 1072 pagina’s
...Lord Cairns, C., Rule fommreading at length Blackburn, Js, statement, in which he said : B^bum J , " We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who, i?*'?0 PI. • 1-11.-, -1 Exchequer for his own purposes, brings on Ins land and collects and chamber... | |
 | New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division - 1898 - 744 pagina’s
...Chamber, in Fletcher v. Sy lands (14 WR 799, at p. 801 ; LR [1 Ex.] 265, at p. 279), where it is said : ' We think that the true rule of law is that the person...purposes, brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril : and, if he does not do... | |
 | William John Tossell - 1902 - 942 pagina’s
...quotations from that case, as furnishing the correct principle applicable to cases of this character : " ' We think that the true rule of law is. that the person...purposes, brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief, if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and, if he does not do... | |
 | David Shephard Garland, James Cockcroft, Lucius Polk McGehee, Charles Porterfield - 1896 - 1344 pagina’s
...caused. Fletcher v. Rylands, L .R. I Exch. 265, affirmed \n LR 3 HL 330. Blackburn, J., said: "We think the true rule of law is that the person who, for his...purposes, brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes * * * is prima facie answerable for all the damage which... | |
 | James Kirby - 1897 - 452 pagina’s
...Chamber, in Fletcher v.Rylands, U WR 799, at p. 801, LR, l Ex. 265, at p. 27У, where it is said . '• We think that the true rule of law is that the person...brings on his lands, and collects and keeps there, anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do... | |
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We think that the true rule of law is, that the person who for his own purposes brings on his lands and collects and keeps there, anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and, if he does not do so is prima facie answerable... 
