BU231 Lecture 3: ch3 7
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Originally this was based on the different categories of visitors (invitees, licensees and trespassers) and the degree of duty owed differed with each category. Must own the property or occupy it. These distinctions have been primarily abolished: trespassers are those who enter premises unlawfully, and their owed duty is minimal where you must not deliberately harm the trespasser such as setting traps or firing a gun. Standard of care involves permits, by-laws, building codes. Inducing breach of contract involves intentionally causing someone to breach his contract with another. Deceit involves intentionally misleading someone for your own benefit. Conversion involves the wrongful exercise of control over goods, inconsistent with the ownership. Nuisance: public nuisances involve interfering with other public amenities. Blocking roads, emitting dangerous substances in public places: private nuisances recognize an occupier"s right to the normal use and enjoyment of land, free from interference. The right to absolute freedom from annoyances depends on;
