Lord Esher MR said: ‘An easement is some right which a person has over land which is not his own; but, if the land is his own, if he has an interest in it, then his right is not an easement. You cannot have an easement over your own land..’
Judges:
Lord Esher MR
Citations:
[1892] 1 QB 165
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Thompson v Bee and Another CA 20-Nov-2009
The parties disputed the extent and nature of the use allowed for an unregistered but express right of way. The track had been obtained by use for agriculture. The dominant owner appealed against a finding that it was limited to agricultural use, . .
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Land
Updated: 18 June 2022; Ref: scu.381284
