The court considered the law of public nuisance to be the nuisance to ‘all the King’s liege subjects’ living in Twickenham and travelling and passing the King’s highway was impregnating the air with ‘noisome and offensive stinks and smells’. Each defendant, on undertaking to avoid repetition, was fined 6s 8d.
(1757) 1 Burr 333, [1757] EngR 85, (1757) 1 Burr 333, (1757) 97 ER 338 (B)
Commonlii
England and Wales
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Cited – Regina v Rimmington; Regina v Goldstein HL 21-Jul-2005
Common Law – Public Nuisance – Extent
The House considered the elements of the common law offence of public nuisance. One defendant faced accusations of having sent racially offensive materials to individuals. The second was accused of sending an envelope including salt to a friend as a . .
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Updated: 16 October 2021; Ref: scu.231618
