Transco plc v Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Transco_plc_v_Stockport_Metropolitan_Borough_Council
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gptkbp:instanceOf UK House of Lords case
gptkbp:area English law
tort law
gptkbp:citation [2003] UKHL 61
[2004] 1 All ER 589
[2004] 2 AC 1
[2004] 2 WLR 623
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 10 December 2003
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Stockport_Metropolitan_Borough_Council
gptkbp:hasKeyword strict liability
nuisance
damage to gas pipeline
water pipe leak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transco plc v Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
gptkbp:judge gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Transco_plc
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:Lord_Hoffmann
gptkb:Lord_Scott_of_Foscote
gptkb:Lord_Walker_of_Gestingthorpe
gptkb:Lord_Bingham_of_Cornhill
gptkb:Lord_Hutton
gptkbp:principle Rylands v Fletcher rule clarified
non-natural use of land required for Rylands v Fletcher
ordinary use of land not sufficient for strict liability
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rylands_v_Fletcher
gptkbp:result appeal dismissed
no liability under Rylands v Fletcher
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Rylands_v_Fletcher
strict liability
nuisance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rylands_v_Fletcher_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7