Brannigan v the Dublin Corporation

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 03 March 1927
• Date: 03 March 1927
• Docket Number: (1924.—No. 11,828.)
• Court: Supreme Court (Irish Free State)

S. C.,

Brannigan

and

Dublin Corporation

Dumping refuse - No leave or licence - Statutory duty or authority - Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 (41 42 Vict., c. 52), ss. 52, 55 - Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893 (56 57 Vict., c. 61), s. 1.

By s. 52 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict., c. 52), a sanitary authority is to provide for the cleansing of the streets and the removal of refuse, and all matters collected may be sold or otherwise disposed of. Section 1 of the Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893 (56 & 57 Vict., c. 61), provides that an action shall not lie against any person for "any act done in...