A Treatise On The Law Of Easements

Author : Charles James Gale
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ISBN 13 : 9781330654804
Total Pages : 374 pages
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Download or read book A Treatise on the Law of Easements (Classic Reprint) written by Charles James Gale and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Easements The want of a treatise upon those important rights known in the Law of England by the name of "Easements" has, it is believed, been sensibly felt by the Profession. The length of time which has elapsed without any attempt having been made to supply this want affords a sufficient reason for the appearance of the present Essay. The difficulties which arise from the abstruseness and refinements incident to the subject, have been increased by the comparatively small number of decided Cases affording matter for defining and systematizing this branch of the law. Upon some points, indeed, there is no authority at all in the English Law; - of the decisions, some depend upon the circumstances of the particular case, and some are irreconcilable with each other. Water-courses are the only class of Easements with regard to which the law has been settled with any degree of precision. A desire to remedy an admitted defect led to passing of the Prescription Act - a statute, which has not only failed in effecting its particular object, but has introduced greater doubt and confusion than existed before its enactment. In fact, had it not been held, that the statute did not repeal the Common Law, many rights which have been enjoyed immemorially would have been put an end to by circumstances which never could have been intended to have that effect. As in many other branches of the law of England, the earlier authorities upon the law of Easements appears to be based upon the Civil Law, modified, in some degree, probably, by a recognition of customs which existed among our Norman ancestors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.