What is the test for damages in negligence, nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kirk v Executive Flight Centre Fuel Services, 2021 BCSC 987 (CanLII):

The plaintiff seeks compensation and claims against all of the defendants in negligence, nuisance, and the rule in Rylands v. Fletcher (1868), L.R. 3 H.L. 330 (U.K.).

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