Philosophy 2080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Populus, Punitive Damages, Damages
4 Dec 2017
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A rule in private law: rule of strict liability- rilans vs fletcher: neighbour 1 dug hole on his property and wanted to fill it with water, in the process he filled his neighbours coal mine with water. If you do anything that is inherently dangerous even by accident you will be liable. Some circumstances in canada where you can find a strict liability ex: transporting hazardous waste. Trimmed the tree to install power line, someone nailed a latter and bridge in order to climb said tree. There was a kid who climbed the tree, stepped on a rock and then fell. Fell on the electric wire and had a bad electric shock. The argument is that the tree was not sufficiently trimmed. Trail judge: foreseeable danger, children like to climb trees. The supreme court of canada: these circumstances are so unusual that it would be difficult to foresee. Trees growing near the hydrowires, poplar trees(grow really quickly).
