SPITE FENCE

spite fence. A fence erected solely to annoy a neighbor, as by blocking the neighbor’s view or preventing the neighbor from acquiring an easement of light (the court temporarily enjoined the completion of the 25-foot spite fence). Cf. LAWFUL FENCE. [Cases: Adjoining Landowners 10; Fences 22; Nuisance 3(12). C.J.S. Adjoining Landowners §§ 68–69, 71, 74; […]