Hassett v O'Loughlin
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1944 |
| Date | 01 January 1944 |
| Court | Circuit Court |
(Cir. Ct.),
Hassett
and
O'Loughlin
Object left on highway -Horse caused to shy - Damage resulting - Remoteness -Unusual danger - Negligence.
The placing of an object upon the highway which renders the use of the highway dangerous or unsafe to persons lawfully using it may amount to a nuisance. Brown v. The Eastern and Midlands Railway CompanyELR 22 Q. B. D. 391 followed.
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O'Riordan v Clare County Council
...there are obstructions placed on the road or features which make it dangerous to the public using the road. In Hassett v. O'Loughlin (1943) 78 ILTR 47, O'Briain J. in the Circuit Court stated that:- ‘A nuisance is not confined to an obstruction on the highway; it may consist of anything wh......
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Edward O'Riordan v Clare County Council and Response Engineering Ltd
...Public Nuisance 51 . Every danger on the highway is a public nuisance. As stated by His Honour Judge O'Briain in Hassett v. O'Loughlin [1943] 78 ILTR 47: “A nuisance is not confined to an obstruction on the highway; it may consist of anything which makes use of the highway unsafe or dangero......
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P. & F. Sharpe Ltd v Dublin City and County Manager
...v. The Stardust Compensation Tribunal [1986] I.R. 642. Athlone Woollen Mills v. Athlone U.D.C. [1950] I.R. 1. Hassett v. O'Loughlin (1943) 78 I.L.T.R. 47. McDonald v. Feely and Dublin County Council (Unreported, High Court, Barrington J., 30th June, 1980). The State (Kenny) v. An Bord Plean......
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O'Shaughnessy v Dublin City Council
...38 It is settled law that even a small impediment on the public highway can constitute an actionable nuisance. In Hassett v. O'Loughlin [1943] 78 ILTR 47, O Briain J. stated:- 'A nuisance is not confined to an obstruction on the highway; it may consist of anything which makes the use of the......