Public Nusiance

Question 1

Actions - Lyons v Gulliver

Answer 1

Large ques outside shop to buy seats, blocked C’s shop.

Public nusiance committed.

Question 2

Civil Action - castle v st Augustine’s Links

Answer 2

D placed golf T so that balls regularly landed on road.

C could claim through CA as it was his car that was hit.

Question 3

Civil Action - Halsey v Esso

Answer 3

Activities of an oil depot.

C could claim for special damages as it was his car that suffered damage from oil smuts.

Question 4

Highways- Trent v Lee

Answer 4

C tripped over hose pipe laid across highway.

Action failed, temporary and reasonable.

Question 5

Highways -Noble v Harrison

Answer 5

Branch fell from tree onto C’s vehicle.

Not liable as the defect was not known to the land owner and was invisible to see

Question 6

Highways - Wringe v Cohen

Answer 6

Said that lack of maintenance was enough to amount to a private nusiance

Question 7

Common Harm - R v Rimmington

Answer 7

Packages, racial content.

Not a nuisance as it was individual/ personal harm - not to a public right.