Law Of Torts - Study Mode
[#566] In which case following facts were given: The defendants employed independent contractors to construct a reservoir on their land which was separated from the plaintiff's colliery by intervening land. Unknown to them beneath the site of the reservoir, there were some disused shafts connecting their land with the plaintiff's mine. The independent contractors were negligent in failing to discover this. Water from the reservoir burst through the shafts and flooded the plaintiff's mine. The defendants were held personally liable, despite the absence of blame in themselves
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(B) Rylands v. Fletcher
[#567] What defense could be used when an injury is caused to a person due to unforeseen or unexpected events in spite of reasonable care taken by him?
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(A) Inevitable accident
[#568] The standard of care required on the part of defendant in the tort of 'negligence' is of
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(C) A reasonable and prudent man
[#569] The rule Rylands v. Fletcher is not applicable
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(D) All the above
[#570] The wall of an old building situated on the main road collapsed and three persons A, B and C then passing by the road were seriously injured. They sue the owner of the building for damages.
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(D) They can succeed because law will presume fault of the owner who had control over the factors that caused the accident