Question

The case of Rylands vs. Fletcher has laid down the principle of _______________.

• A. defamation
• B. conspiracy
• C. strict liability of the land owner
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

strict liability of the land owner

Strict Liability can be defined as a standard of liability under which a person is legally responsible for the consequences flowing from an activity even in the absence of fault or criminal intent on the part of the defendant. Under the rule in Rylands vs. Fletcher, it was established that if an individual who allows a dangerous element on his land which, if it escapes and damages a neighbour, is liable on a strict liability basis which means that it is not necessary to prove negligence on the part of the landowner from where the dangerous substance has escaped.