Private property and abuse of rights in Victorian England
Subtitle: the story of Edward Pickles and the Bradford water supply
By: Michael Taggart.
Series: Oxford studies in modern legal history
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Abuse of rights -- England -- History; Property -- England -- History; Water rights -- England -- History; Water-supply -- England -- Bradford -- History
Description: The case of the Borough of Bradford v Pickles was the first to establish the principle 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. This book explores why the common law developed in this way.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-232) and index.