What is the test for interference with a plaintiff's property rights?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Wood v. Langley (Township), 2015 BCSC 1020 (CanLII):

The interference with the plaintiff’s property rights may be in the nature of physical damage to the land or it may take the form of substantial interference with the plaintiff’s use or enjoyment of his or her land: Smith v. Inco Ltd., 2011 ONCA 628 at para. 43.

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