Mellor v Spateman
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Mellor v Spateman (1669) 1 Wm. Saund. 339, is an English common law trespass[note 1] case heard in the Court of King's Bench where it was held that a corporation may prescribe to have a common of pasture.[2] In relation to cattle levant and couchant within the town, a corporation may prescribe for common in gross, but not for common in gross without number.[10]
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Mellor v Spateman | |
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Court | Court of King's Bench |
Decided | 1669 |
Citation(s) | (1669) 1 Wm. Saund. 339 85 Eng. Rep. 495 |
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Kelynge, C.J.[1] | |
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