Principle

LAND LAW — Proof of Title — Reliance on Traditional History Excludes Inconsistent Alternative Roots

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Acts of ownership and long possession derived from pleaded traditional history cannot succeed if the traditional history fails. The roots of title are linked, not independent. The principle applies to land law. The rule prevents a party from abandoning a failed traditional history to rely…

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