Cambridge Water Co Ltd v Eastern Counties Leather plc

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	English law House of Lords decision
gptkbp:application	Cambridge Water Co Ltd
gptkbp:citation	[1994] 1 All ER 53 [1994] 2 AC 264 [1994] 2 WLR 53
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	9 December 1993
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Cambridge Water Co Ltd v Eastern Counties Leather plc
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Lord_Goff_of_Chieveley gptkb:Lord_Lowry gptkb:Lord_Templeman gptkb:Lord_Woolf gptkb:House_of_Lords gptkb:Lord_Jauncey_of_Tullichettle
gptkbp:legalSubject	gptkb:Rylands_v_Fletcher tort law nuisance
gptkbp:overruledBy	Ballard v Tomlinson (1885)
gptkbp:plotSummary	The case established that foreseeability of harm is a prerequisite for liability under the rule in Rylands v Fletcher.
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Transco_plc_v_Stockport_Metropolitan_Borough_Council
gptkbp:principle	foreseeability of harm required for liability in nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher
gptkbp:response	Eastern Counties Leather plc
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Rylands_v_Fletcher_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7