Harvey v Walton: 1873

(Court of Common Pleas) A right of eavesdropping was not lost when the dominant owner demolished the building on his land and replaced it with another, taller, building. ‘We are of opinion that the question here . . is whether there has been a substantial variance in the mode of or extent of user or enjoyment of the easement, so as to throw a greater burthen on the servient tenement . . [T]here must be an additional or different servitude and the change must be material either in the nature or in the quantum of the servitude imposed.’

Judges:

Grove J

Citations:

(1873) LR 8 CP 162

Cited by:

CitedMcAdams Homes Ltd v Robinson and Another CA 27-Feb-2004
The defendant blocked the line of a sewer. The claimant alleged that it had an easement and sought the cost of building the alternative pipe. The question to be answered was ‘Where an easement is granted by implication on the sale of a property, . .
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Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.194013