Torts: Basic Fluency in a Fundamental Legal Language (Revised)

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5 minutes

Rylands v. Fletcher ("The Mine Shaft Flood Case")

Jordan Wallace-Wolf

This is an old and famous British case that was heavily referenced by courts in the United States, though not always favorably. Try to understand what the court is saying here.

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