115 Mass. 217 | Mass. | 1874
The St. of 1799, e. 31, § 5, and the city ordinance of 1850, imposing penalties for making and maintaining bow-windows or other projections into the streets of Boston, are manifestly intended for the benefit of the public, and not to confer distinct rights on individual citizens or owners of property. The plaintiffs do not allege that they have any easement or right of light and air across the front of the defendant’s house, and could not have, except by grant or agreement intended for their benefit.