Private Nuisance cases

Winfield

private nuisance definition - indirect unlawful interference

Hunter v Canary Wharf

Only someone with proprietary interest in the land can sue

Page Motors v Epsom & Ewell

Who can be sued

Bliss v Hall

Smells and fumes from candle

Halsey v Esso petroleum

disturbing sleep from noise and damage to clothes from acid smuts

bone v seal

smell from pig farm

Kennaway v Thompson

noise from power boats

Robinson v Kilvert

Hot air rising

Spicer v Smee

Fire

Hollywood Silver Fox Farm v Emmett

Firing gun so foxes don’t breed

St Helens Smelting

Causes physical damage

Halsey v Esso

Disturbing sleep

Sturges v Bridgeman

locality

Leeman v Montague

locality (2)

Walter v Selfe

seriousness

spicer bros

duration (sb)

crown river cruises v kimbolton fireworks

duration

robinson v kilvert

sensitivitity

McKinnon industries v Walker

sensitivity (successful)

Harrison v Southwark Water Co

Utility (LSDSUM)

Christie v Davey

Malice

Hollywood Silver Fox Farm V Emmett (2)

malice (2)

Allen v Gulf Oil Refining

Statutory Authority

Sturges v Bridgeman (2)

prescription

Miller v Jackson

Coming to the nuisance

Coventry v Lawrence

Planning permission

Bellow v Cement Co Ltd

Public benefit

Kennaway v Thompson (2)

Partial injunctions

Christie v Davey (2)

Full injunction

Miller v Jackson (2)

Damages instead of injunction