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A trespass to land is any unjustifiable intrusion by one person onto land in the possession of another.  The slightest crossing of the boundary is sufficient.  Courts have held 

Nuisance differs from trespass in that in nuisance, damage must be proved.  “Nuisance” describes a type of harm that is suffered 

The harm in nuisance is usually caused indirectly.  This is as opposed to trespass, which arises from the direct, physical invasion by the defendant or some object.  In nuisance, once the person whose enjoyment of land was interfered with establishes that the unreasonable interference occurred, the onus shifts to the defendant to establish that the use of the land was reasonable.  If the defendant cannot show 

1. There is no need to prove that harm was caused when the trespasser crossed the boundary of land in the possession of another. 

2. An injunction is always used in cases of threatened trespass. 

3. The main difference between trespass to land and nuisance consists in that damage arising from intentional conduct must be proved.