‘if my friend come and lie in my house, and set my neighbour’s house on fire, the action lieth against me.’
Citations:
[1675] EngR 433, (1675) 2 Br and Gold 146, (1675) 123 ER 864
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Cited – Stannard (T/A Wyvern Tyres) v Gore CA 4-Oct-2012
The defendant, now appellant, ran a business involving the storage of tyres. The claimant neighbour’s own business next door was severely damaged in a fire of the tyres escaping onto his property. The court had found him liable in strict liability . .
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Nuisance
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.404558