Aemulationem Vicini

The doctrine of Aemulationem Vicini is an element in the law of Delict. It described an otherwise lawful use of property which is done merely to spite another.
==Case Law==
The Doctrine of Aemulationem Vicini was argued to be extinct in the case of Mayor of Bradford v. Pickles (1895) where Lord Watson argued that motive alone cannot make a legal use of property unlawful. However, this dismissed by others as Obiter dictum.
The doctrine was affirmed in More v Boyle (1967) where a neighbour cut off the water supply to his neighbours in part of a neighbourhood dispute.
Category:Delict