Principle

LAND LAW — Family Land — Sale by Head of Family as His Own Property Is Void

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Sale of family land by the head of family purporting to sell as his own exclusive property is void. The principle applies to land law and customary family property. The rule protects family interests from alienation by an individual family head. Such void sales cannot…

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