- Rylands v. Fletcher case
- The early English case which is the progenitor of the doctrine of absolute liability for abnormally dangerous things and activities. 3 H.L. 330.See strict liability
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Rylands v. Fletcher case
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