Facts
Out of spite, the fired guns on his own land near the boundary to stop the claimant's silver foxes breeding.
Issue
Can malicious noise on one's own land be a ?
Held
He was liable.
Principle
Noise made deliberately to harm a neighbour is a nuisance.
Why it matters
Follows Christie v Davey.
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Hollywood Silver Fox Farm Ltd v Emmett [1936] 2 KB 468 (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/hollywood-silver-fox-farm-v-emmett> accessed 31 October 2026
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