Questus Est Nobis
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Questus est nobis, a writ of nuisance which, by 15 Edw. 1, lay against him to whom a house or other thing that caused a nuisance descended or was alienated; whereas before that statute the action lay only against him who first levied or caused the nuisance to the damage of his neighbour.
Means 'hath complained to us', a writ against someone who continued a nuisance that existed before inheritance or purchase. The former law provided recovery only against the party who had first caused the nuisance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1260.
Means 'hath complained to us', a writ against someone who continued a nuisance that existed before inheritance or purchase. The former law provided recovery only against the party who had first caused the nuisance, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1260.
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