The council sought to build a sewer. It had power to acquire land for this purpose, and sought to acquire the plaintiff’s bungalow. He argued that the word land did not include a building on land.
Citations:
[1972] 3 All ER 504
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Hutton v Esher Urban District Council CA 1973
(reversed) The local authority sought to acquire the plaintiff’s bungalow by compulsory powers which allowed it to purchase land required to construct a new sewer.
Held: By the 1978 Act, the word land was to be read to include buildings upon . .
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Land
Updated: 13 May 2022; Ref: scu.200608
