Hill v Maclaren: 1879

A servitude right must be exercised ‘so as to impose the least possible burden on the servient tenement, consistently with the fair enjoyment of this right by the dominant proprietor.’

Judges:

Lord Justice Clerk Moncreiff

Citations:

(1879) 6 R 1363

Cited by:

CitedMoncrieff and Another v Jamieson and others HL 17-Oct-2007
The parties disputed whether a right of way over a road included an implied right for the dominant owner to park on the servient tenement.
Held: The appeal failed. ‘The question is whether the ancillary right is necessary for the comfortable . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Land, Scotland

Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.260034