Unauthorised mining of land – measure of damages.
Held: Although the value of his land may not have been diminished by the trespass, the plaintiff recovered damages equivalent to what he would have received if he had been paid for a wayleave. The financial position of the plaintiff should not be different, according to the accident of whether it intercepted the minerals, or discovered their loss only after they had been sold by the defendant.
Citations:
(1871) LR 6 Ch App 742
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Severn Trent Water Ltd v Barnes CA 13-May-2004
The water company appealed an award of damages after it had been found to have laid a water main under the claimant’s land without his knowledge or consent. The court had awarded restitutionary damages.
Held: The judge fell into error in . .
Approved – Whitwham v Westminster Brymbo Coal and Coke Co CA 24-Jun-1896
Common law damages for the misuse of property involved an award of a sum equivalent to the price or hire that a reasonable person would pay for such use, even if the owner would not himself actually have been using the property. This case involved . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Damages, Land
Updated: 29 April 2022; Ref: scu.196922