BLYTH V. BIRMINGHAM WATERWORKS CO.
Exchequer, 11 Exch. 781, 156 Eng. Rep. 1047 (1856).
NATURE OF THE CASE: This case is an appeal to recover damages for personal injury
resulting from negligence.
FACTS: Birmingham Waterworks Co. (D) had installed water mains and fire plugs at various
points along a street where Blyth (P) lived. There were no problems for 25 years. One of the
plugs opposite P's house froze over and was damaged by an unusually cold frost. This caused
the plug to leak and a large quantity of water escaped through the earth and into P's house.
P sued D for damages under negligence. P was awarded damages for negligence by the jury. D
appealed; the severity of the frost of 1855 was unforeseeable.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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