Facts
A water pipe to a block of flats leaked and caused an embankment to collapse, exposing a gas main.
Issue
Was supplying water through a pipe a ?
Held
No liability.
Principle
The rule applies only to something that is an exceptionally high risk if it escapes, and to an extraordinary and unusual use of land.
Why it matters
Restates and narrows the rule. Persuasive in Sierra Leone.
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Transco plc v Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council [2003] UKHL 61; [2004] 2 AC 1 (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/transco-v-stockport> accessed 31 October 2026
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