Williams v Wilcox: 1838

The channel of a public navigable river is a King’s highway.

Judges:

Lord Denman CJ

Citations:

[1838] 8 Ad and E 314

Cited by:

CitedAttorney-General (ex relatione Yorkshire Derwent Trust Ltd) v Brotherton HL 5-Dec-1991
The appellants owned land through which flowed the river Derwent. Attempts were to be made to restore the river to navigability. The appellants denied that any public rights existed over the river.
Held: The 1932 Act could only give rise to a . .
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Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.214605