C.F.C. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND OTHERS v. ACCRA CITY COUNCIL [1964] GLR 496-510

Nuisance—Smell—Interference with well-being—Dumping of refuse in quarry in residential area—Emission of stench—Breeding of mosquitoes and flies—Whether smell emanating from dumped refuse constitutes nuisance to residents.

Local government—City council—Nuisance—Statutory undertaking—Removal of refuse—Dumping of refuse in quarry in residential area—Injunction—Defence of statutory duty—Whether mode of performance "reasonable"—Mosquitoes Ordinance, Cap. 75 (1951 Rev.), s. 3 (1) and (2)—Local Government Act, 1961 (Act 54), ss. 47 (2) and 48 (1) (e) and Sched. I, paras. 8, 10, and 15.

Local government—Local authority—Injunction—Statutory undertaking—Whether an injunction can be granted against a local authority performing public duties.

