Is a fence intended to denote a boundary?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Board of Trustees of Common Lands v. Tanner, 2005 NSSC 245 (CanLII):
In Fletcher v. Storoschuk, the court found a fence that was used to restrain cattle was not intended to denote a boundary. Characteristics of ‘Rights of Common’ and ‘Common Lands’
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