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Legal Terms - Act of a Stranger
A possible defense in a legal action for nuisance or under the rule established in Rylands v Fletcher is when the damage is produced by the independent and unanticipated act of a stranger, and the defendant has no influence over this individual. This defense was recognized in the case of Perry v Kendrick's Transport Ltd [1956] 1 WLR 85.
A possible defense in a legal action for nuisance or under the rule established in Rylands v Fletcher is when the damage is produced by the independent and unanticipated act of a stranger, and the defendant has no influence over this individual. This defense was recognized in the case of Perry v Kendrick's Transport Ltd [1956] 1 WLR 85.
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