Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Documentary Evidence — Unregistered Instrument — Admissibility to Prove Equitable Interest

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

An unregistered registrable instrument is inadmissible to prove legal title but is admissible to prove equitable interest. The principle applies to leases and other transactions. The lessee in possession has an equitable interest. The instrument may be used to prove payment of rent. The rule…

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