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Dalton v Angus & Co

Dalton v Henry Angus & Co (1881) 6 App Cas 740; [1881] UKHL 1

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1881

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An easement of support for a building (as distinct from the natural right of support for land) can be acquired by prescription through twenty years' continuous and uninterrupted enjoyment.

Area of Law

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