Reviewed case brief
Smith v. Hughes
[1960] 1 WLR 830
[1960] 1 WLR 830 · Queen's Bench Division
- Court
- Queen's Bench Division
- Year
- 1960
- Subjects
- Interpretation of Statutes
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Mischief Rule applied. Prostitutes soliciting from balconies and windows held to be soliciting "in a street" because the mischief was harassment of passersby, regardless of physical location.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
[1960] 1 WLR 830
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