Facts-
The defendants employed certain independent contractors for constructing the reservoir on his land to provide water to their mill. Under the site of the reservoir the contractors found some disused mines while digging but they failed to block them properly. When the reservoir was filled with water, it burst and the water got ran through the mineshafts into the plaintiff’s land which was on adjoining land flooded. As a result, the plaintiff sued the defendants for his negligence even though the mistake was of the independent contractors.
Issues
1. Whether the use of the defendant’s land is unreasonable and

