Arrowsmith v Jenkins: 1963

Lord Parker CJ said that ‘wilfully’ in the context of an accusation of wilfully obstructing a highway means ‘intentionally as opposed to accidentally, that is, by an exercise of his or her free will’

Judges:

Lord Parker CJ

Citations:

[1963] 2 QB 561

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedKent County Council v Upchurch River Valley Golf Course Limited Admn 21-Nov-1997
The defendants had been acquitted of obstructing a public highway across their golf course. The authority appealed.
Held: The obstruction was deliberate. If the defendants wanted to challenge the status of the pathway on the definitive map, . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Crime, Land

Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.198404