Owner v. Developer (Strict Liability for Demolition Damage)

Owner v. Developer (Strict Liability for Demolition Damage): A building owner, seeking to repair damages caused by a nearby demolition, sued the developer responsible for the demolition, demanding payment for the necessary work, but the lower court dismissed the claim, ruling that the owner failed to prove a direct causal link between the demolition and the specific damage, and the higher court overturned this decision, reasoning that when an activity, such as demolition, inherently poses a foreseeable risk of damage to adjacent properties, the party undertaking that activity bears a strict liability for resulting harm, even if no fault in execution is proven, thus shifting the burden of proving the absence of causation onto the defendant.