Is a flood that occurred on a First Nations reserve a "interference" element of a private nuisance claim?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chiasson v. Nalcor Energy, 2019 NLSC 133 (CanLII):
In Anderson v. Manitoba, 2017 MBCA 14, several First Nations Reserves were the subject of a flood which was alleged to be the “interference” element of the private nuisance claim in the proposed class proceeding.
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