Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Pleadings Must Disclose Root of Title in Claims for Declaration of Title to Land

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A claim for declaration of title must plead the root of title—how predecessors acquired ownership or possession. Failure to plead the root makes it difficult to prove title. The principle applies to land law. The rule ensures that the claimant's chain of title is disclosed.…

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