Pugh v Savage: CA 14 Jan 1970

The enjoyment of an easement by a succession of tenants may be sufficient to create a right by prescription for the landlord.

Judges:

Harman, Salmon LJJ

Citations:

[1970] 2 QB 373, [1970] EWCA Civ 9, [1970] 2 WLR 634, [1970] 2 All ER 353, (1970) 21 P and CR 242

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedMidtown Ltd v City of London Real Property Company Ltd ChD 20-Jan-2005
Tenants occupied land next to land which was to be developed after compulsory acquisition. The tenants and the landlords asserted a right of light over the land, and sought an injunction to prevent the development. The developer denied that any . .
CitedLlewellyn and Another v Lorey and Another CA 3-Feb-2011
The parties disputed whether a right of way was exerciseable for commercial as well as private purposes.
Held: The judge had made a finding as to use which was not supported by the evidence before him. . .
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Land, Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 22 November 2022; Ref: scu.222580