Private Property and Abuse of Rights in Victorian England: The Story of Edward Pickles and the Bradford Water SupplyThe leading case of The Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses of the Borough of Bradford v Pickles was the first to establish that it is not unlawful for a property owner to exercise his or her property rights maliciously and to the detriment of others, or the public interest. Though controversial at the time, today it is often invisible and taken for granted. This book explores why the common law, in contrast to civil law systems, developed in this way. |
Common terms and phrases
abuse of rights action Acton v Blundell American Law argument authority Blackstone Bradford Corporation Bradford Waterworks Act Brian Simpson Burr Cambridge Chapter Chasemore v Richards Civil Law common law Comparative Law Corporation of Bradford Corporation's counsel Court of Appeal defendant doctrine of abuse Edward Pickles England English Law Equity Essays Holmes House of Lords Ibid Idem judges judicial Jurisprudence Justice Keighley land landowner Law of Torts Law Review lawyers legislation liability London Lord Halsbury Lord Herschell Lord Macnaghten Lord Wensleydale malicious exercise Marcellus McGowen motive Municipal neighbour nineteenth century nuisance owner Oxford Parliament percolating underground water percolating water Pickles's plaintiff Pollock property rights provision reasonable reference riparian Roman law Scots law section 49 Simpson Sir Frederick Pollock Spring statute statutory stream Town Clerk Trooper's Farm University of Bradford University Press Victorian water law water supply Waterworks Committee Wensleydale
References to this book
Boundaries of Personal Property: Shares and Sub-Shares Arianna Pretto-Sakmann No preview available - 2005 |