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Torts [1989] 2 SCR 1181

Tock v. St. John's Metropolitan Area Board

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Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a municipality could be liable in nuisance for basement flooding from a blocked sewer, and that Rylands v. Fletcher did not apply.

  • Public body liability
  • Defence of statutory authority
  • Rylands v. fletcher
  • Non‑natural user
  • Inevitable consequences doctrine
  • Nuisance
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Transportation (1914) 49 SCR 430

Vancouver Power Co. v. Hounsome

Court
Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada held Vancouver Power Co. liable for blasting damage caused by its contractor and rejected a general release as a defence.

  • Independent contractor liability
  • Negligence
  • Damages for property damage
  • Release construction
  • Exercise of statutory powers and correlative duty
  • Blasting/excavation operations
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