Read the full judgment text of HCA 002266/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 December 2004.
1. The plaintiff claims against the both defendants for damages in negligence and nuisance as a result of seawater, which was brought on to the defendants’ land by the 1 st defendant, escaping therefrom and causing damage to the plaintiff’s crops planted on the plaintiff’s land. The plaintiff further relies on the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher in bringing this claim.