Sturges v Bridgman

Sturges v Bridgman
CourtCourt of Appeal
Decided1 July 1879
Citation(1879) LR 11 Ch D 852
Case opinions
Thesiger LJ
Keywords
Nuisance

Sturges v Bridgman (1879) LR 11 Ch D 852 is a landmark case in nuisance decided by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. It decides that what constitutes reasonable use of one's property depends on the character of the locality, and that it is no defence that the plaintiff "came to the nuisance".

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