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An ultrahazardous activity in the common law of torts is one that is so inherently dangerous that a person engaged in such an activity can be held strictly liable for injuries caused to another person, even if the person engaged in the activity took every reasonable precaution to prevent others from being injured. In the Restatement of the Law 2d, Torts 2d, the term has been abandoned in favor of the phrase "inherently dangerous activity." ==Categories of ultrahazardous activity== Several categories of activities are commonly recognized as being inherently hazardous; those who engage in them are subject to strict liability. These include: *Transportation, storage, and use of dynamite and other explosives *Transportation, storage, and use of radioactive materials *Transportation, storage, and use of certain hazardous chemicals *Keeping of wild animals (i.e. animals that are not normally domesticated in that area) * *Note that in this context, "domesticated" does not merely refer to animals that are commonly bred and raised in captivity, such as alligators. *Keeping of domesticated animals that have a ''known propensity'' for dangerous behavior (e.g. keeping a dog that has attacked people before)〔The injury, however, must arise from what makes the animal dangerous. See ''Alwin v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.'', 610 N.W.2d 218 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000).〕 Someone who is injured by one of these inherently hazardous activities while trespassing on the property of the person engaged in the activity is barred from suing under a strict liability theory. Instead, they must prove that the property owner was negligent. In the United Kingdom, this area of law is governed by the rule established in ''Rylands v Fletcher''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ultrahazardous activity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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