词条 | Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews & General Ltd |
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| name = Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews & General Ltd | court = High Court of Justice | image = | caption = | date decided = | full name = | citations = [1978] QB 479 | judges = | prior actions = | subsequent actions = | opinions = | transcripts = | keywords = Trespass }} Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews & General Ltd [1978] QB 479 is a case in English law in which a plaintiff attempted to sue for trespass when aerial photographs were taken of his property. The case established that a property owner does not have unqualified rights over the airspace above their land. FactsOn 3 August 1974 the defendants took an aerial photograph of the plaintiff's house. The plaintiff alleged that in taking the aerial photo, the defendants had trespassed in the plaintiff's airspace. The defendants admitted taking the photo but claimed that they had taken it whilst flying over an adjoining property. The defendants also argued that if they had flown over the plaintiff's land, then they had the plaintiff's implied permission. JudgmentGriffiths J found as a fact that the plane had at some point flown over the plaintiff's land, even if the photograph might have been taken whilst over neighbouring land, and the defendants did not have the plaintiff's implied permission.[1] He further stated: "I can find no support in authority for the view that a landowner's rights in the air space above his property extend to an unlimited height."[2] The case established that the rights of a land owner over his land extend only to a height necessary for the ordinary use and enjoyment of his land. Ordinary commercial and private flights would, in any event, have been protected from actions in trespass by section 40(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1949 (now Civil Aviation Act 1982, section 76(1)). The case further established that the Act covered flying for the purposes of taking photographs, and was not restricted to flights for the purpose of travelling.[3] Coase TheoremThis case is a good example of the application of the Coase Theorem, which states that if parties could not negotiate to arrive at an efficient outcome, the role of the law is to allocate property rights in such a manner so as to achieve efficiency through that allocation. See also
Notes1. ^[1978] QB 479 at 485. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernstein of Leigh v Skyviews and General Ltd}}2. ^[1978] Q.B. 479 at 487. 3. ^[1978] QB 479 at 489. 5 : English trespass case law|English privacy case law|1978 in case law|1978 in British law|English land case law |
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