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 Case-Law Verses DAMNUM SINE INJURIA

(Chasemore v. Richards, 7 H. L. C. 349, 29 L. J. Ex. 81) MN UM alone won't found a. claim, To plaintiff's satisfaction, "Because without injuria

It gives no right of action.” The student learns, and learns as well,

By reading up the case, more About riparian owners’ rights

In Richards sued by Chasemore.

TRESPASS AB IN]T10 (The Six Carpenters’ Case, 8 Coke 146) E carpenters six, ye were good at your trade, In the Court it was found that your case was well made.

'Twas plain you intended the landlord to chisel Yet his action for trespass went out with a ﬁzzle. You were thankful, no doubt, so to you is the Law, You gave it the handle for more than one saw.

NO CONTRIBUTION BETWEEN JOINT TORT-FEASORS (Merryweather v. Nixan, 8 T. R. 186) N contract the Law has no wish to gainsay What between two defendants is called contribution,

So if one has the whole of the damage to pay, The other for his share must make restitution. Merryweather v. Nixan declares that in tort The Law will not sanction a rule of this sort.

Perth, Western Australia.

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