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Continuing nuisances
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Questus est nobis
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 … 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
Easement
or occupier of certain land possesses, a such, for the beneficial enjoyment of that land, to do and continue to do something, or to prevent and continue to prevent something being done, in or upon, or in … or for advertisement, a pew or grave, or negative, such as light, water, or the submission to a nuisance; continuous, such as a path or road; discontinuous, for intermittent use; apparent or patent; non-apparent, where there is
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easement
to a specific limited use or enjoyment (as the right to cross the land or have a view continue unobstructed over it) see also dominant estate and servient estate at estate compare license, profit, right of way, … easement entitling a person to do something affecting the land of another that would constitute trespass or a nuisance if not for the easement compare negative easement in this entry apparent easement : an easement whose existence
Public Authorities, Protection of
cause of action alleged is fraud, Pearson v. Dublin Corporation, 1907 AC 351, or if there is a continuance of the injury or damage, Hague v. Doncaster Rural Council, (1909) 100 LT 121; Brownlie v. Barrhead Magistrates, … as to 'public authority' The Johannesburg, 1907, P. 65; The Wilhelmina, 1923, P. 112. See also CROWN JUSTICES; NUISANCE.
Injunction
of defence thereto, it being provided, however, that the court may direct a 'stay of proceedings.' Amongst public nuisances, restrainable either upon information or at suit of a private person immediately grieved by them, may be enumerated … an injury as from its nature is not susceptible of being compensated by damages, or as from its continuance or permanent mischief must occasion a constantly recurring grievance which cannot be otherwise adequately prevented than by an
Prerogative of mercy
fine, because though the prosecution is vested in the King of avoid multiplicity of suits, yet (during its continuance) this offence savours more of the nature of a private injury to each individual in the neighbourhood than … of Ashford v. Thornton, (1818) 1 B&A 405. Blackstone observes that the King could not pardon a common nuisance while it remains unredressed, or so as to prevent an abatement of it; though afterwards he might remit
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