16 Tenn. App. 454 - Williams v. Cross’s Empirical Analysis

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13 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The term “nuisance” is incapable of an exact and exhaustive definition which will fit all cases, because the controlling facts are seldom alike, and because of the wide range of subject matter embraced under the term. Nevertheless, “nuisance” has been defined as a distinct civil wrong, and is used to designate the wrongful invasion of a legal right or interest, comprehending not only the wrongful invasion of the use and enjoyment of property, but also the wrongful invasion of personal legal rights and privileges generally. The term is so comprehensive that it has been applied to almost all wrongs which have interfered with the rights of the citizen in person, property or enjoyment of property, or comfort; a “nuisance” includes everything that endangers life or health or obstructs the reasonable and comfortable use of property, as well as that which gives offense to the senses, or violates the law of decency. (Emphasis added). “Nuisance” has variously been defined as conduct that is either unreasonable, or unlawful and causes annoyance, inconvenience, discomfort, or damage to other, what which unlawful or does damage to another, anything wrongfully done or permitted which injures or annoys another in the enjoyment of his legal rights, anything that works injury, harm, or prejudice to an individual or the public, or which works hurt, inconvenience, or damage to another, or which works or causes injury, damage, hurt, inconvenience, annoyance, or discomfort to one in the legitima”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Aldridge v. Morgan