Sutherland v Thomson: 1876

Once a servitude right and its scope are established, it ‘must be rendered as little burdensome to the servient tenement as is consistent with its fair exercise.’

Judges:

Lord Gifford

Citations:

(1876) 3 R 485

Cited by:

CitedMoncrieff and Another v Jamieson and others HL 17-Oct-2007
The parties disputed whether a right of way over a road included an implied right for the dominant owner to park on the servient tenement.
Held: The appeal failed. ‘The question is whether the ancillary right is necessary for the comfortable . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Land, Scotland

Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.260033