Hollins v Verney: 1883

A private right of way was claimed under the 1832 Act by virtue of use to remove wood from an adjoining close.

Citations:

(1883) 11 QBD 715

Statutes:

Prescription Act 1832

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromHollins v Verney CA 1884
A claim for a presumption of a lost modern grant must include an assertion that the enjoyment of the carriageway was continuous or uninterrupted.
Lindley LJ said: ‘It is difficult, if not impossible, to enunciate a principle which will . .
MentionedLewis, Regina (on The Application of) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Another SC 3-Mar-2010
The claimants sought to have land belonging to the council registered as a village green to prevent it being developed. They said that it had for more than twenty years been used by the community for various sports. The council replied that it had . .
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Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.402565