Nuissance Flashcards
1
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PRIVATE NUISANCE
A
Private nuisance is a substantial, unreasonable interference with another private individual’s use or enjoyment of property that the other individual actually possesses or has a right of immediate possession.
2
Q
Substantial Interference
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Substantial interference is interference that is offensive, inconvenient,
or annoying to the average person in the community.
3
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Unreasonable Interference
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To establish unreasonable interference, required for nuisances based on intent or negligence, the severity of the inflicted injury must
outweigh the utility of the defendant’s conduct
4
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PUBLIC NUISANCE
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Public nuisance is an act that unreasonably interferes with the health,
safety, or property rights of the community
