Special Part, Illustration. (7)

Z. has a manufactory. The smoke from the chimneys flows into A.’s house and prevents him from dwelling there, the noise and vibration of machinery make B.’s and C.’s shops unfit for carrying on their business, and the fumes spoil D.’s growing crops. Z. has wronged A., B., C., and D.

Co-existence of other nuisances no defence.58. Where several persons are guilty of similar nuisances, every one of them is severally liable to any person thereby harmed, notwithstanding that any such person may suffer harm of the same kind and of equal or greater amount from the other co-existing nuisances.