Obstruction of a right of way or easement sounds in nuisance, not trespass, because the dominant owner lacks possession of the servient tenement. A claimant seeking damages for interference with an easement must adduce evidence of the nature and quantum of loss; without such evidence, damages cannot be assessed. Nominal damages will not assist where the vindicatory function is served by injunctive relief and the statutory costs regime does not permit costs to follow the event absent special circumstances.
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