Mr K owns a building earning rent. Mr Y owns an adjacent cotton mill causing noise and smoke, forcing tenants to vacate and causing loss of rent for Mr K. Which tort applies?
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The cotton mill's noise and smoke interfere with Mr K's ability to enjoy and profit from his property (through rental income). This is textbook private nuisance — unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of neighboring land. It's not trespass (no physical entry onto K's land), not negligence (the harm is from the normal operation of the mill, not carelessness), and not damnum sine injuria (there IS a legal injury — the right to quiet enjoyment of property is being violated).