private nuisance

He would have an action under s. 4 and in private nuisance.

So would the other private nuisance caused to the church.

Private nuisance is the interference with the right of specific people.

Private nuisance need not be based on an unlawful act.

Despite this, definitions of private nuisance fail to include any reference.

Any affected property owner has standing to sue for a private nuisance.

The idea of private nuisance has been criticised by academics for at least 50 years.

In Scotland, there's no recognized distinction between public and private nuisances.

In recent decades, however, governments blurred the lines between public and private nuisance causes of action.

A private nuisance may be, and usually is, caused by a person doing, on his own land, something which he is entitled to do.

The court sided with the residents, treating the funeral home as a private nuisance.

You may have to pay compensation for any damage caused if you create a public or private nuisance.

The civil law, mainly through the torts of trespass and private nuisance, also had a role to play.

Private nuisance remains fundamentally a remedy for the infringement of a proprietary interest in land.

Lord Lloyd in his judgment referred to three areas of private nuisance:

We have considered the tort of private nuisance; public nuisance should also be mentioned.

The jury found that the wind farm did not create a "private nuisance", as was charged, and they made no award to the plaintiffs.

For there to be a claim in private nuisance, the claimant must show that the defendant's actions caused damage.

One defence is that of "20 years prescription", which is valid for private nuisance but not public.

A private nuisance is simply a violation of one's use of quiet enjoyment of land.

The remedy for a private nuisance is by injunction, action for damages or abatement.

While private nuisance is always actionable, public nuisance is not.

The tort might be described as a species of private nuisance, namely unreasonable interference with the victim's rights to use the highway.

Problems caused by the overhang will be covered by local laws governing private nuisances.

In abating a private nuisance, care must be taken not to do more damage than is necessary for the removal of the nuisance.