What remedy does the law of negligence offer to a plaintiff who suffers irritations or annoyances that do not amount to injury?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Moore v Smith Construction, 2013 ONSC 5260 (CanLII):
The law of negligence does not extend compensation to victims who have suffered irritations or annoyances that do not amount to injury (see Moustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., [2008] S.C.R. 114). If the annoyance is substantial enough and is connected in some way to unreasonable uses of land, the remedy is found in the law of nuisance.
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