Wheeldon v Burrows
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Wheeldon v Burrows LR 12 Ch D 31 is an English property law
case on the implying of grant easements
. The case established one of the three current methods by which an easement can be acquired by implied grant, and has effectively been put into statutory force by Section 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925
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English property law
English property law refers to the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of wealth in England and Wales. Property law can refer to many things, and covers many areas. Property in land is the domain of the law of real property. The law of personal property is particularly important for...
case on the implying of grant easements
Easements in English law
Easements in English law are rights that one individual has over another's land. Rights recognised as easements most frequently include rights of way or light, and extend as far as the right to use a neighbour's lavatory, or to park a car on their land...
. The case established one of the three current methods by which an easement can be acquired by implied grant, and has effectively been put into statutory force by Section 62 of the Law of Property Act 1925
Law of Property Act 1925
The Law of Property Act 1925 is a statute of the United Kingdom Parliament. It forms part of an interrelated programme of legisation introduced by Lord Chancellor Lord Birkenhead between 1922 and 1925. The programme was intended to modernise the English law of real property...
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