LAND LAW — Possessory Title — Proof — Long, Continuous, Uninterrupted Succession
Principle Statement
A plaintiff may adopt one or more ways of proving ownership, such as traditional evidence or acts of ownership or possession. One or two methods may be sufficient to sustain the claim.
Ratio Decidendi (Source)
Per Katsina-Alu, JSC, in Amayo v. Erinmwingbovo (2006) NLC-123-323-2001(SC) at p. 8; Paras B–C.
"In a claim for title to land, the Plaintiff may adopt one or more of the ways of proving ownership, for example, traditional evidence or by means of evidence of acts of ownership or possession. The one or two of them may be sufficient to sustain the claim."
Explanation / Scope
One or two methods of proving title can suffice. The principle applies to land law.
