Where land is dedicated as a public street, what is dedicated is the soil of the way itself and the subjacent soil to the extent necessary for its maintenance.
Judges:
Eve J
Citations:
[1913] 1 Ch 118
Cited by:
Cited – Attorney-General (ex relatione Yorkshire Derwent Trust Ltd) v Brotherton HL 5-Dec-1991
The appellants owned land through which flowed the river Derwent. Attempts were to be made to restore the river to navigability. The appellants denied that any public rights existed over the river.
Held: The 1932 Act could only give rise to a . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Land
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.214613