A prospect. 2. Every one is entitled to a view from his premises, but he thereby acquires no right over the property of his neighbors. The erection of buildings which obstruct a man's view, therefore, is not unlawful, and such buildings cannot be considered a nuisance. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The right of prospect; the outlook or prospect from the windows … [Read more...]

Any small assemblage of houses for dwellings or business, or both, in the country, whether they are situated upon regularly laid out streets and alleys or not, constitutes a village. In some states, this is the legal description of a class of municipal corporations of smaller population than "cities" and having a simpler form of government, and corresponding to '"towns" and … [Read more...]

Local laws which prevent a property owner from having their views obstructed by objects on the land of another such as trees but generally not buildings or other permanent structures. … [Read more...]

An epithet used to cast contempt and contumely on the person to whom it is applied. 2. To call a man a villain in a letter written to a third person, will entitle him to an action without proof of special damages. An opprobrious epithet, implying great moral delinquency, and equivalent to knave, rascal, or scoundrel. The word is libelous. … [Read more...]

Persons who are appointed by a court to make an investigation of certain matters, or to examine a particular locality, (as, the proposed site of a new road,) and to report to the court the result of their inspection, with their opinion on the same. In old practice. Persons appointed under writs of view to testify the view. Rose Real Act. 253. … [Read more...]