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Neighbor

A person who lives near another one whose abode is not far off

Thistle

was also called thistle-take. It has been held that an occupier of land has no duty towards his neighbour to prevent thistles from seeding, and is not liable to his neighbour for damage by the seeds being

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Quare obstruxit

Quare obstruxit, a writ which lay for him who, having a liberty to pass through his neighbour's ground, could not enjoy his right because the owner had obstructed it, Fleta, 1. 4, c. 26. Means

Damnum absque injuria

is not actionable. Damnum sine injuri' esse potest, Lofft, 112. Thus, if I have a mill, and a neighbour builds another mill upon his own land, per quod the profit of my mill is diminished, yet no

Damnum absque injuri'

is not actionable. Damnum sine injuri' esse potest, Lofft, 112. Thus, if I have a mill, and a neighbour builds another mill upon his own land, per quod the profit of my mill is diminished, yet no

Jus projiciendi

servitude granting the right to build a projection from one's house in the open space belonging to a neighbour. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 867. Jus protegendi, means a servitude granting the right to make the

Support

rule or order nisi. The help which every landowner receives at the boundary of his land from his neighbour's land, which lies close to his and prevents its falling in and crumbling away, as it would do

Adjoining

of New Plymouth v. Taranaki Eectric Power Board, 1933 AC 653, but the word sometimes means near or neighbouring; 'adjacent' is not as precise, and this word generally, includes places which are near or neighbouring, ibid.; and

Way

via, the king's highway for all men, and communis strata, belonging to a city or town or between neighbours and neighbours. This is called in our books chimin, Co. Litt. 56 a. All ways are divided into

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