A mine-owner held ( aff. decision of the First Division) not entitled to pump water from the mine into a river, although he may not unfit the river for primary purposes, but only for special purposes for which it is in its natural state peculiarly adapted.
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Herschell), and Lords Watson, Ashbourne, Macnaghten, Morris, and Shand
Citations:
[1893] UKHL 964, 30 SLR 964
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Jurisdiction:
Scotland
Environment
Updated: 26 March 2022; Ref: scu.633306