Principle

LAND LAW – Traditional History – Acts of Possession Cannot Cure Failure to Prove Root of Title

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A party who pleads a specific root of title must prove it. Acts of possession cannot replace a failed root. The principle applies to derivative title claims. The plaintiff cannot switch to a different method of proof after failing to prove the pleaded root. The…

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