British Celanese Ltd v A H Hunt (Capacitors) Ltd

Subject Matter

NEGLIGENCE — Duty of care to whom? — Manufacturer — Industrial estate served by electricity sub-station — Metal foil used by defendant's factory blown on to sub-station — Flash-over causing power failure in plaintiffs' factory — Damage to materials and loss of production — Reasonable foreseeability — Liability of defendants

[1969] 1 WLR 959

NUISANCE — User of premises — Factory — Escape of metal foil causing power failure at electricity sub-station — Machines halted in plaintiffs' factory — Whether actionable nuisance

[1969] 1 WLR 959

RYLANDS V FLETCHER — Metal foil — Escape from factory to electricity sub-station serving other factories — Flash-over causing power failure — Materials in plaintiffs' factory damaged and production lost — Whether storage of metal foil on factory site a natural use of land

[1969] 1 WLR 959

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: British Celanese Ltd v A H Hunt (Capacitors) Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 959; [1969] 2 All ER 1252, QBD

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: British Celanese Ltd v A H Hunt (Capacitors) Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 959; [1969] 2 All ER 1252, QBD

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Subsequent Consideration

Cases subsequently considering: British Celanese Ltd v A H Hunt (Capacitors) Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 959; [1969] 2 All ER 1252, QBD

Cases citing

Cases citing: British Celanese Ltd v A H Hunt (Capacitors) Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 959; [1969] 2 All ER 1252, QBD

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