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Oct 16, 2023 · Thorin Resources CEO Sturges Karban told Ouray County commissioners at a Sept. 12 meeting that his company is entirely devoted to the Camp Bird Mine, acquired several years ago and located nearby, and now the Revenue-Virginius Mine. Karban added that he’s “very excited” about the acquisition.
For thirty years, a maker of confections conducted business in a property that use two large mortars that made a substantial amount of noise when operating. A physician, who previously had a garden in the area directly behind the mortar, decided to convert the garden into a consultation room.
- Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Ball Company, 7 December 1892
- Fisher V Bell, 10 November 1960
- Donoghue V Stevenson, 26 May 1932
- Fagan V Metropolitan Police Commissioner, 1 August 1968
- Gorris V Smith, 23 April 1874
Towards the end of the 19th century, health innovations were becoming a common feature of the medical landscape. The Carbolic Smoke Ball Company claimed to have developed a cure for flu. It consisted of a small rubber ball with a tube attached; this was filled with carbolic acid that was flushed into the user’s nose. It came with a promise to pay £...
The Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 made it an offence to offer for sale certain weapons, including flick knives. When Bristol shopkeeper James Bell displayed a flick knife in his shop window, accompanied by a price ticket for four shillings, he found himself in court after a chief inspector of police alleged that he had broken the law. T...
One of the oddest cases in British legal history involved a dead snail. One August afternoon in 1928, May Donoghue was sitting in a Paisley cafe drinking ginger beer, bought for her by a friend. Unfortunately the bottle also contained the decomposed remains of a snail. It made her seriously ill, but because she hadn’t bought the bottle herself, Don...
In 1968, Vincent Fagan accidentally drove his car on to the foot of PC David Morris in north London. When the police officer asked Fagan to move the car off his foot, Fagan made him wait. Fagan was convicted of ‘assaulting a constable in execution of his duties’, but appealed on the grounds that since he had driven on to the policeman’s foot by acc...
A ship owner was transporting a herd of sheep to Great Britain when a number of them were washed overboard in a storm. The owner of the sheep sought to recover damages for the loss of the sheep, claiming that the ship owner was in breach of a statutory duty under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1869, which required pens to be installed on the...
For example, in many landmark cases, such as Sturges v. Crowinshield and McCulloch v. Maryland, the US Supreme Court advocated the supremacy of the federal government over the states. [5] During the economic development, the slavery was a thorny issue to the federal government and it was closely connected to the land policy.
Apr 11, 2017 · The claimant built a consultation room in his new residence but complained of noise caused by the heavy machinery in adjoining house which was a biscuit factory and had been operating in the location for over 20 years. The claimant brought a case for a nuisance.
Sturges v Bridgman – Case Summary – IPSA LOQUITUR. Court of Appeal. Citations: (1879) 11 Ch D 852; (1879) 43 JP 716; (1879) 48 LJ Ch 785; (1879) 41 LT 219. Facts. The defendant was a confectioner whose premises neighboured the claimant’s home. The defendant used a noisy pestle and mortar from around 10am to around 1pm each day.
Thorin Resources CEO Sturges Karban told Ouray County commissioners at a Sept. 12 meeting that his company is entirely devoted to the Camp Bird Mine, acquired several years ago, and now the Revenue-Virginius Mine. Karban added that he’s “very excited” about the acquisition.
