Plaintiff, Mr Kelsen had a lease of a tobacco dealer’s shop in London. The Imperial Tobacco Co had an advertising board that projected into the air and above the leased property. Mr Kelsen initially had no complaints, but subsequently demanded that the board be removed. The Company refused, arguing that the interference by the signage […]
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Plaintiffs, a couple owned a land near the famous Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. They discovered that there was another such spectacular cave beneath their building. They capitalized on it – branding it the “Great Onyx Cave”, built a hotel around it and charged tourists for entry. Unbeknownst to them, while the entrance to the cave
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Case Brief: Bernstein of Leigh (Baron) v Skyviews & General Ltd The defendant, Skyviews took aerial photographs of houses and then offered to sell copies of the photographs to residents of the houses. On receiving such offer to buy a photograph of his country house in Leigh, Kent, Lord Bernstein took exception, and turned down
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Toure v Baako[1] This is a case decided by the Supreme Court having travelled from the High Court through the Court of Appeal. Facts: The plaintiff, in the High Court brought an action for the following reliefs: Declaration of title, and recovery of possession of all that piece and parcel of land situate lying and
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