Fishmongers' Company v East India Company

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Judgment Date18 March 1752
Date18 March 1752
CourtHigh Court of Chancery

English Reports Citation: 21 E.R. 232

HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY

Fishmongers' Company
and
East India Company

Mews' Dig. Easements and Prescription, C, 2, c, iii. See Soltau v. Du Held, 1851, 2 Sim. N. S. 149; Jackson v. Duke of Newcastle, 1864, 10 L. T. 635; 10 Jur. N. S. 688.

232 fishmongers' company v. east india company dickens, fishmongers' company v. east india company. 18 March 1752. Application for an injunction to restrain building, so as to stop up lights, not being ancient lights, refused. The plaintiffs moved the Court this day, that the brick wall built by the defendants close to the wall of the yard or terrace belonging to the plaintiffs' house in Fenchurch Street, so far as the same obstructed, [164] darkened, or obscured the plaintiffs' ancient...

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2 cases
  • Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 24 April 1997
    ...enjoyment of his land. The building may spoil his neighbour's view (see Attorney-General v. Doughty (1752) 2 Ves. Sen. 453, and Fishmongers' Co. v. East India Co. (1752) 1 Dick 163); in the absence of an easement, it may restrict the flow of air onto his neighbour's land ( Bland v. Mosely (......
  • Hunter v London Docklands Development Corporation
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 12 October 1995
    ... ... reception of television broadcasts at their homes in East London. The interference is said to have been caused by ... 20 In Fishmongers' Company v East India Company (1752) 1 Dick 163 , Lord ... ...