The appellant had come with a band to the bull ring in Sedgley. A crowd formed for about an hour to listen to him. The magistrate found there was an obstruction of the highway. The appellant contended that there was still space outside the crowd and between it and the footpaths for vehicles and passengers to pass.
Held: There was evidence on which the magistrate could convict the appellant of obstructing the highway under section 72.
Judges:
Mathew and Smith JJ
Citations:
(1886) 50 JP 455
Statutes:
Cited by:
Cited – Herrick and Another v Kidner and Another Admn 17-Feb-2010
Psychological Obstruction to Public Footpath
A public footpath crossed the appellants’ land. They constructed a gateway across it which they now accepted had been a significant obstruction of the right of way. The local authority served a notice requiring its removal, including the stone . .
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Land
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.401658
