Great Central Railway Co v Bates: CA 1921

A police officer has no right to enter land merely because most reasonable householders ‘would not as a rule object if the matter was done bona fide and no nuisance was caused’

Judges:

Atkin LJ

Citations:

[1921] 3 KB 578

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedGillies v Procurator Fiscal, Elgin HCJ 1-Oct-2008
The police went to the defendant’s flat to find her boyfriend. She refused them access, but when they saw him, the police officers called out that he was under arrest under the 1995 Act, and forced their way past the door and the defendant. The . .
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Torts – Other, Police

Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.276520