Young and Co v Bankier Distillery and Others: HL 27 Jul 1893

A mine-owner held ( aff. decision of the First Division) not entitled to pump water from the mine into a river, although he may not unfit the river for primary purposes, but only for special purposes for which it is in its natural state peculiarly adapted.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Herschell), and Lords Watson, Ashbourne, Macnaghten, Morris, and Shand

Citations:

[1893] UKHL 964, 30 SLR 964

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Environment

Updated: 26 March 2022; Ref: scu.633306