The right to obtain light and Through windows giving on to the of an adjoining owner may by jaw be permanently acquired if it Is enjoyed without interruption for twenty years. China, however, no such inw axiate and though within the International Settlement of Shanghai, foreigners are subject only to their own national legal codes it ix extremely doubtful whether such a right could over be claimed with aucooss even if both parties concerned were British subjects, It is there: fore generally accepted ax a principle that except by the express consent.of hin neigh-dour no owner hax any right to light or air except auch ax is derived from hix own property or from public roads and spaces.
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