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Neighbours

Most quarrels in these cases are between people who farmed next to each other: a tree, a fence, a swarm, a dog.

• The Felled OakA man cuts down an oak that stands on his neighbour’s land. What does he owe?
• The Dog on the Neighbour’s LandA dog fouls a neighbour’s field. What does its owner owe?
• The Rooting PigsA neighbour’s pigs tear up your field. How does the law decide when you can graze it again?
• The Neighbour’s ApplesAn apple tree on one man’s land drops its fruit on his neighbour’s. Whose is the fruit?
• The Swarm in the GreenA man finds a stray swarm of bees. Whose is it?
• The Gap in the FenceA neighbour’s oxen break through a poor fence and eat your barley. Can you claim?

Cases are listed in the order of the book. Each case page says where it comes from.