Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-10-10
THE ACTS OF YOUR NEIGHBOR.

THE ACTS OF YOUR NEiG16OH.
Quarrels not infrequently arise be-
tween neighbors. Difficulties may
arise and disputes occur even though
neither crosses the line that divides
his possessions but confines himself
strictly to his own property. One
may do many things on his own prop
erty which will effect and annoy his
neishbors. He may burn cheap
grade of soft coal which scatters SCOT
and smoke over his neighbor's prem
ises. He may dig a ditch close to the
line which causes his neighbor's land
to cave in with the result that his
barn topples over. Or he may build
an unsightly shed, close to the street,
that seriously affects the appearance
OF his neighbours premises and shuts
off the light and air from his house.
Still again he may blast some stumps,
and pieces of rock may fly across the
line of his property and kill his neigh
boris COW. SO it is, that one often
has need to know of his rights
against a neighbor who has done
things on his own property to the
injury of the man who owns the prop
erty next to his. These are questions
of the rights of adjoining landowners.
We have heard that an English
mans house is his castle and it is
q general rule of law that one has
the widest control over his own prop
erty and may do with it about as
he pleases. But there are certain
rights of his neighbor in particular,
as we'll as of the public as a whole,
which must be recognized and re-
spected. In SO far as possible one
must use his own property in such
a manner as not to do injury to the
property of his neighbor adjoining.
One may enjoy his own property but
he must enjoy it in such manner
as not to injure the property of an
other. But this rule cannot be abso-
lutely enforced for it is limited by
the larger principle before stated
that one is supreme in his own do
miniOnS. So il one makes use OF
his property which is legimitate and
yet which causes injury to his neigh
Dor that neighbor must suffer without
legal redress. 1t all depends on
whether the uSe is iuStifie0
When one wishes to blast with
powerful explosives on his own prem
Uses in the improvement thereof he
is bound to proceed with all possible
care and caution and if he does not
do so he is responsible for any in
jury which may result to the prop
erty adjoining. If he hires another
to do the work under his direction
he is still liable for any injury re-
shifting from any lack of caution or
proper execution of the work. II he
hires contractor to do the work,
so that it is not under his own con-
troll and direction, he is not liable
tOl Inc COllIi dClOIS 1dullS, uHlGSS liz
knew that the contractor was to pro-
coed in an improper manner. Some
have held that one is absolutely liable
for the results of blasting on his
premises whether he has been in any
way at fault or not This view has
been taken in the cities where it is
frequently insisted that the use of
high explosives on a city lot is an
unreasonable, unusual and unnatural
use Of property and for such use he
must answer 10 his injured neigh
Dor, whether there has been any lack
of care or not. Blasting in unsettled
communities, away from buildings,
with the usual and proper precautions
is not usually held to be an unreas
enable use of property for which
the person blasting is ansWerable,
unless he has proceeded with lack of
caution. A landowner may secure
an injunction to prevent neighbOr
from blasting without the use of usual
and prudent safeguards.
Whether one keeps his own prem