"It is settled law that there are five ways in which ownership of land may be proved as follows — (a) by traditional evidence; (b) by production of documents of...
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"It has been laid down in Idundun v. Okumagba (1976) 9 – 10 SC 227 that there are five different ways of proving ownership of any land in dispute, namely:...
"Since both parties traced their title to the same person, I do not think the plaintiff is required to prove the title of Kingsley Ijeoma as that had inferentially been...
"The totality of the evidence adduced by the respondent at the trial is in full support of his title to the property in dispute and this is in line with...
"It is now well settled that each of the five ways of proving title to land (traditional evidence; production of documents of title duly authenticated; acts of possession and ownership...
"The burden of proof of title to land is on the party who asserts or claims that title. In other words, where a plaintiff claims title to land, the burden...
"The right to the use and occupation of the land which is subject of a statutory right of occupancy is essentially one of the incidents of a statutory right of...
"One of the recognised methods of proving title to land is by proof of possession of connected or adjacent land in circumstances rendering it probable that the owner of such...
"It is part of the general law that in a case of competing titles, once a plaintiff succeeds in tracing his title to a person whose title to ownership has...
"In one action there may be two independent claims of title and damages for trespass. A person may fail in his claim for title but may succeed in his claim...
"Where, as in the present case, the two or more competing documents of title upon which parties to a land dispute rely for their claim of title to such land...
"It is settled law and in accordance with common sense that after a party has effectively divested himself of his interest in land or other res, no right naturally vests...