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Fetha Negest — Judgment of the Kings — CHAPTER 37 — BUILDINGS, WATERS, ROADS, AND NEIGHBORING

Work ID: 6a9dd03c8912631918278ce0 · Chapter ID: 6a9dd03c5a99abc9d4615c0a · Canonical title: Fetha Negest — Judgment of the Kings

1

An owner shall use property without creating unreasonable and unlawful injury to neighboring land.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f1 · English · translation

2

Walls, roofs, drains, windows, pathways, and foundations shall be placed with regard to boundaries and established rights.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f2 · English · translation

3

Water essential to life and cultivation shall not be maliciously diverted merely to injure another.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f3 · English · translation

4

Existing channels, roads, and rights of passage shall be respected when lawfully established.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f4 · English · translation

5

A builder who causes collapse through negligent construction may be liable for resulting injury.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f5 · English · translation

6

Encroachments should be corrected according to survey, possession, agreement, and proof rather than feud.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f6 · English · translation

7

Common resources require ordered use so that the strong do not consume the whole and leave the weak without access.

Passage ID 6a9dd047e86cd4ae645e57f7 · English · translation

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