In an action for declaration of title, the plaintiff must establish the area of land to which a declaration can be attached. The land must be…

Where competing documents of title originate from a common grantor, the first in time takes priority under the maxim qui prior est tempore, potior est jure…

After a party has effectively divested himself of his interest in land, no right vests in him to deal with such land further, for nemo dat…

The mere production of a Certificate of Occupancy does not by itself entitle a party to a declaration of title to land.

An appellate court should not ordinarily disturb findings of fact of the trial court unless the finding is perverse or cannot be supported having regard to…

Where there is a subsisting right of occupancy, it is good against any other right. The grant of another right of occupancy over the same piece…

Where the evaluation of evidence by the trial judge is perverse (not properly borne out from the evidence), an appellate judge may re-evaluate the evidence and…

A respondent is not under a legal duty to formulate issues in his brief to cover all the grounds of appeal. The respondent is at liberty…

Appeals are not won on the number of grounds or issues. They are won on the quality of the content of grounds of appeal and issues.

Where a contract contains a provision that either party may determine it by specified notice or payment in lieu, such notice or payment must be complied…

In construing the relationship of the parties to a written agreement, the court must confine itself to the plain words and meaning derivable from their rights…

Where land was vested in heirs before the Land Use Act came into effect, and the land is developed and located in an urban area, the…