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The existence of vis major, or an act of God, will preclude the use of the theory of strict liability given the impossibility of anticipating such an event. (Think of a dam breaking after a hurricane where there is no negligence found on the part of the owner/operator of the dam.)
As interpreted by English courts, the phrase force majeure has a more extensive meaning than "act of God" or vis major. Judges have agreed that strikes and breakdowns of machinery, which though normally not included in vis major, are included in force majeure. (However, in the case of machinery breakdown, negligent lack of maintenance may ...
In legal usage in the English-speaking world, an act of God, act of nature, or damnum fatale ("loss arising from inevitable accident") is an event caused by no direct human action (e.g. severe or extreme weather and other natural disasters) for which individual persons are not responsible and cannot be held legally liable for loss of life, injury, or property damage.
vis legis: the power of the law: vis major: force majeure, superior force: visio dei: vision of a god: vita ante acta: a life done before: The phrase denotes a previous life, generally believed to be the result of reincarnation. vita, dulcedo, spes: Mary, [our] life, sweetness, [and] hope
vis maior: superior force Force majeure arising from an act of God, i.e. events over which humans have no control, and so cannot be held liable. Compare casus fortuitus (see above). vitium in contrahendo: vice in contracting
Rylands v Fletcher (1868) LR 3 HL 330 is a leading decision by the House of Lords which established a new area of English tort law.It established the rule that one's non-natural use of their land, which leads to another's land being damaged as a result of dangerous things emanating from the land, is strictly liable.
contrast 'vis major' vs. 'force majeure' vs. 'act of god ... In Roman Law only Vis major and Casus existed, latter being man made. 178.148.72.108 ...
glory to God alone: A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five solas, referring to the idea that God is the creator of all good things and deserves all the praise for them. Johann Sebastian Bach often signed his manuscripts with the abbreviation S.D.G. to invoke this phrase, as well as with AMDG (ad maiorem Dei gloriam).