The appeal judge, in the 1858 U.K. case, Hole v. Barlow, disagreed with the original trial result because he believed that the potential cost to the defendant of avoiding a nui was excessive.

a. the potential cost to the defendant of avoiding a nuisance
b. the defendant's financial burden in avoiding a nuisance
c. the high cost of avoiding a nuisance to the defendant
d. the excessive expense for the defendant in avoiding a nuisance