Pye v. Faxon

This is an action of tort. The plaintiff is a tenant at will of a house in Boston, used by her as a home and as a lodging-house; and the defendant is the owner of an adjoining lot of land. The action is brought to recover for various trespasses alleged to have been committed by the defendant upon the plaintiff’s estate, while the defendant was engaged in putting up a large building for business purposes on his land. The declaration alleges that the defendant unlawfully threw or dropped upon the plaintiff’s premises mortar, bricks, and debris, interfered with the free and unobstructed use by…