What is the legal test for whether a plaintiff can bring an action in the Superior Court of Justice alleging contamination of land by a neighbouring corporation?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Cambridge Bingo Centre v. 149974 Ontario Limited, 2018 ONSC 935 (CanLII):

So I will choose to allow this action to proceed so as to be heard on its merits. And since the days of Rylands v. Fletcher, contamination of one’s lands by another has called out to the courts for redress.

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