Younger v Molesworth & Anor [2006] EWHC 3088 (QB) (07 December 2006)

Younger v Molesworth & Anor [2006] EWHC 3088 (QB) (07 December 2006)

The claimant should not have been shut out from seeking to make the amended case in nuisance regarding the drain, as the evidence could establish sufficient knowledge on the part of the second defendant, and the proposed amendments had a real prospect of success warranting further investigation.

Citation
[2006] EWHC 3088
Parties
Claimant/appellant: Michael John Younger; First Defendant: Margaret S. Molesworth; Second Defendant/respondent: Alan Bellward
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
07 December 2006
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Summary Judgment and Refusal to Amend Claim
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Nuisance, Negligence, Easements, Continuing Nuisance, Amendment of Pleadings
Property Law Tort Law Nuisance Negligence Easements Continuing Nuisance Amendment of Pleadings

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Parties

Michael John Younger

Claimant/appellant

Margaret S. Molesworth

First Defendant

Alan Bellward

Second Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Summary Judgment and Refusal to Amend Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant should be permitted to amend his claim to allege nuisance based on inadequate construction and maintenance of a drain
  2. 2 Whether the second defendant had sufficient knowledge of the alleged nuisance to be liable for continuing it
  3. 3 Whether the owner of a servient tenement is obliged to maintain the subject of an easement

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant should not have been shut out from seeking to make the amended case in nuisance regarding the drain, as the evidence could establish sufficient knowledge on the part of the second defendant, and the proposed amendments had a real prospect of success warranting further investigation.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Order of the Deputy Judge set aside
  • Permission granted to amend the claim