 | 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,...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, 108 Mass.... | |
 | Louis Arthur Goodeve - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 982 pages
...the defendants are not bound to show that there was no negligence. Lord Cranworth said he concurred in thinking that the rule of law was correctly stated...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... | |
 | Great Britain. Magistrates' cases - Justices of the peace - 1870 - 668 pages
...Exchequer Chamber be affirmed, and that the present appeal be dismissed with costs. Lord CRAX WORTH. — My Lords, I concur with my noble and learned friend...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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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... 
