Merstham Manor Limited v Coulsdon and Purley Urban District Council
Highways – Dedication – Evidence – Rights of Way Act 1932 (c 45), s 1 – Costs – Public
Authorities Protection Act 1893 (c 61), s 1(b).
The public had for forty years used a roadway at Coulsdon and, though there was some
evidence of people being stopped or turned away, it was clear that in the majority of cases it
had been used as a public highway without challenge.