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The Rule of "strict liability" was enunciated in which one of the following cases:

Strict liability was enunciated in Rylands v. Fletcher (1868): one who keeps on his land, for a non-natural use, something likely to do harm if it escapes must answer for…

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The Rule of "strict liability" was enunciated in which one of the following cases:

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Strict liability was enunciated in Rylands v. Fletcher (1868): one who keeps on his land, for a non-natural use, something likely to do harm if it escapes must answer for the harm its escape causes, even without negligence. In India the Supreme Court went further in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India (1987), laying down absolute liability for hazardous industries. Ashby v. White concerns injuria sine damno, and Stanley v. Powell (1891) concerns inevitable accident.

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