Principle

LAND LAW — Customary Tenancy — Proof of Customary Tenancy — Payment of Ishakole

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Customary tenancy and the payment of Ishakole (tribute or rent paid by a customary tenant to the overlord) are provable on the balance of probabilities—the civil standard of proof. Evidence of regular payment of Ishakole is strong evidence of the existence of a customary tenancy.…

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