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10 Cards in this Set
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Law of Nuisance
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no person may use their own land in an unreasonable manner that SUBSTANTIALLY LESSENS another person’s use and enjoyment of their land.
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Private Nuisance
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is a SUBSTANTIAL INTERFERENCE with private rights to use and enjoy land.
- Can be intentional or unintentional |
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{Private Nuisance}
Substantial |
Would the nuisance would substantially impede the enjoyment of land for an AVERAGE PERSON.
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{Private Nuisance}
Intentional |
- The person knows that the activity is interfering with the other’s right to use and enjoy land.
- Must also be unreasonable. |
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{Private Nuisance}
(Intentional) Unreasonable |
- Does not mean a failure of due care.
- There are two different standards: 1) Restatement 2) Jost Threshold Test |
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(Intentional) Unreasonable - Restatement: Harm v Utility |
- Harm v social utiloty
1. Harm a. Extent of the harm b. Character of the harm c. Suitability of the use to the location d. Burden of avoiding the harm 2. Social Utility a. Social value of conduct b. Suitability to the location c. Practical difficulty of preventing the harm |
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(Intentional) Unreasonable - Jost Threshold Test |
If the conduct reaches a certain level of interference, then it is unreasonable regardless of the social utility. (Jost v. Dairyland Power Coop)
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(Intentional) Unreasonable - Restatement: Uncompensated harm v. Ruinous Liability |
- If there is a serious harm and making D pay would not bankrupt him , he has to pay.
- Otherwise it is balanced by Harm v. Utility test. |
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{Private Nuisance}
Unintentional |
Nuisance where conduct is:
1. Negligent; OR 2. Reckless; OR 3. Ultrahazardous |
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Public Nuisance
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Inflicts nuisance on a large class of people.
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