The defendants had been acquitted of obstructing a public highway across their golf course. The authority appealed.
Held: The obstruction was deliberate. If the defendants wanted to challenge the status of the pathway on the definitive map, then they should do so by proper means.
Citations:
[1997] EWHC Admin 1035
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Arrowsmith v Jenkins 1963
Lord Parker CJ said that ‘wilfully’ in the context of an accusation of wilfully obstructing a highway means ‘intentionally as opposed to accidentally, that is, by an exercise of his or her free will’ . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Land, Local Government
Updated: 14 October 2022; Ref: scu.137980
