Cases - Broadbent v Ramsbotham

Record details

Name

Broadbent v Ramsbotham

Date

(1856)

Citation

15 LJ. Ex. 115, 121

Legislation

Prescription Act 1832

Keywords

Easements

Summary

A pond, when it occasionally exceeded a certain depth, overflowed and spread over the surface of the land, some of the escaping water gradually making its way to and augmenting a natural stream. The owner of the pond was held not liable for draining the pond.