"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Jon Rouse wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren
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Some 40 years ago, there was a case where a farmer tried to get
an injunction to prevent gypsies from picking mushrooms from his
fields. The case hinged on whether the mushrooms were his
property (i.e. Norman rather than Roman law),


I'm intrigued - briefly what is the distinction Norman v Roman?

pk