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In Rylands v Fletcher (1868) a landowner employed contractors to build a reservoir. The contractors discovered some disused mine shafts but did not seal them, as they appeared to be filled in. When the reservoir was filled, water flooded through these shafts, causing damage to the claimant’s (C’s) mine. In the Court of Exchequer Chamber, Blackburn J said:
He added that the defendant (D) must have ‘brought on’ something ‘not naturally there’ 16 A-level Law Review
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