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Noisy nuisance. An action may lie for a noisy nuisance, as by ringing bells, Soltau v. De Held, (1851) 2 Sim NS 133; user of stable, Ball v. Ray, (1873) LR 8 Ch 467; reprinting works, Plsue v. Rushmer, 1907 AC 121; or hotel kitchen, Vanderpant v. Mayfair Hotel Co. Ltd., (1930) 1 Ch 138. As to nuisance caused by rifle practice, see Hawley v. Steele, (1877) 6 Ch D 521. As to motor horns, etc., the Minister of Transport may prohibit noise and hooting (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43, s. 30; and 24 & 25 Geo. 5, c. 50, s. 9); and see MUSICIAN....
Animals
Animals may be divided into--(1) Domestic animals, such as dogs, horses, cows, etc., sometimes called animals mansuet' natur'. See White v. Fox, 48 TLR 641.(2) Animals that are naturally dangerous, i.e., wild beasts, such as lions, bears, etc.(3) Animals fer' natur', butharmless, such as hares, pheasants, partridges, etc. see FER' NATUR' and GAME.Animals of the first or second class are ordinary subjects of property in this country. But there is no property in those of the third class until they are caught or reclaimed. As to the liability of the owner for mischief done by a wild beast, or by a vicious domestic animal, see MISCHIEVOUS ANIMAL.Dogs. As to injury by dogs and seizure of stray dogs, see DOG.Malicious Damage. By the Malicious Damage Act, 1861, s. 40, the unlawful and malicious killing, maiming, or wounding of cattle is made a felony. And by s. 41, the unlawful and malicious killing or wounding any animal not being cattle, but being the subject of larceny at Common Law, or be...
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