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At what point will the onus of proof shift to the defendant in an action for declaration of title to land
Condition precedent in an action for declaration of title to land
Duty of a defendant in an action for declaration of title to land
Duty of a party holding a certificate of occupancy in an action for declaration of title
Duty of a plaintiff who is claiming a declaration of title to land, trespass and injunction
Duty of claimant to prove the identity of land in dispute in an action for declaration of title to land
Duty of plaintiff claiming a declaration of title to land
Duty of the court in a claim for declaration of title to land
Effect of a party failing to give evidence of boundaries to the land in dispute
Effect of absence of evidence showing clearly the boundaries of the land in dispute in a claim for declaration of title to land
Effect of failure of a claimant in an action for declaration of title to land to establish the identity and boundaries of the land in dispute
Effect of failure of a party claiming declaration of title to land to prove any of the five ways of asserting ownership of land
Effect of failure to prove the portion of land claimed in an action for declaration of title to land
Effect of the plaintiff in an action for a declaration of title to land to prove a title superior to that of the defendant
Exceptions to the principle that in a claim for declaration of title, the plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his case and not on the weakness of the defendant's case
Exceptions to the rule that the plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his own case
Granting declaration of title to land as a matter of discretion
How a plaintiff can establish title to family land held under customary tenure
How title is determined where both parties trace their titles to a common grantor
How to show the specific area of land claimed in an action for declaration of title to land
Nature of evidence to be adduced by claimant where his claim for declaration of title to land is based on traditional history
Nature of the burden of proof on the party claiming declaration of title to land
Need for a plaintiff in an action for the declaration of title to land to prove the boundaries of the land in dispute
Need for a plaintiff to positively identify the land, in addition to tracing his root of title
Need for a plaintiff who seeks a declaration of title to land to prove his root of title to land
Need for a plaintiff who seeks a declaration of title to land to prove his root of title to land and boundaries of the land in dispute
Need for the plaintiff to establish a good root of title in respect of the particular land in dispute
Need for the plaintiff to prove its methods of acquisition conclusively
On whom lies the burden of proof where the parties agree that title was previously vested in one of them
Position of the law in an action for declaration of title to land
Position of the law where a plaintiff in a claim for declaration of title to land succeeds in proving the identity of only a smaller parcel of the land
Position of the law where both parties sought declaration of title to the same land
Position of the law where the dispute is confined to a smaller area than originally set out in the claim
Principles for the determination of a case for a declaration of title to land, damages for trespass, recovery of possession and for perpetual injunction
Principles of proving declaration of title to land
Relevant issues in an action for declaration of title to land
The burden on a defendant in an action for declaration of title to land
The different types of title that can be proved in a claim for declaration of title to land
The first duty of a claimant in an action for declaration of title to land
The first duty of a plaintiff claiming a declaration of title to land
The first question to determine in an appeal from an action for a declaration of title
The need for a plaintiff maintaining an action for a declaration of title to land in a particular capacity to show that he is entitled to the declaration sought in that capacity
The position of the law in an action for declaration of title when there is a default of appearance
The principle that acts of ownership and possession extending over a sufficient length of time entitles the claimant to a declaration of title to land
The principle that when a party relies on a judgment before a court in a subsequent case as the basis of his title, the first question that the court must be satisfied on is whether the decision was made within jurisdiction
The principle that where there are two claimants to land, a declaration of title is made in favour of the party with better title
The rule that a plaintiff who claims a declaration of title to the land in dispute, trespass and perpetual injunction puts his title in issue
The rule that that in granting a declaration of title, a trial Judge should confine himself to ascertaining the area in respect of which the plaintiff has discharged his onus of proving title
The rule that the Plaintiff must first to establish his case on its own strengths before taking advantage of the weaknesses in that of the Defendants
The rule that to succeed in a case for declaration of title to land, a party must establish the method by which he acquired the said title
The rule that where a plaintiff has claimed a declaration of title, he still had to lead evidence in proof of his title notwithstanding the failure on the part of the defendant to even enter appearance
What a claimant basing his claim of title on acts of ownership or long possession must establish
what a party seeking a declaration of title to land must prove
What a plaintiff relying on inheritance in a claim for declaration of title to land must plead
What a plaintiff seeking declaration of title to land, injunction and recovery of possession must establish
What a stool or family must prove to succeed in an action for a declaration of title
What happens where the plaintiff shows that he and the defendant exercise possessory rights over the land in dispute
What must be proved to the satisfaction of the court in a claim for a declaration of title to land
What the court considers in giving declaration where both parties claim title to land
What the court should concern himself with in a claim for declaration of title
What the plaintiff must establish in an action for declaration of title to land
When an action is one for a declaration of title
When the court will grant a declaration of title to land
Whether a claim for declaration for title can be granted on the strength of an admission; the effect of such admission
Whether a claim for declaration of title to land can be established by admissions
Whether a claim for declaration of title to land can be granted where there is any doubt as to the identity of the land in dispute
Whether a claim for declaration of title to land is inconsistent with a claim for damages for trespass
Whether a claim for title to a piece of land is defeated by the mere insertion of the location of the land only in the relief section of the statement of claim
Whether a claimant can claim declaration of title to land in respect of which he has successfully divested himself of his interest
Whether a declaration can be made without it being based on a plan
Whether a declaration of title can be granted to a plaintiff member of a family against another member of the same family
Whether a declaration of title is founded upon ownership by prescription under customary law
Whether a declaration of title to land can be made in vacuo
Whether a declaration of title will be granted where long possession is established
Whether a defendant can be granted declaration of title to land without a counterclaim
Whether a mere declaration of title to land can be enforced
Whether a party can rely on juju to prove title to land
Whether a party in a suit for declaration of title to land must call adjoining neighbours to testify
Whether a person claiming family property as personal property can get a declaration of title
Whether a person who sold his land can claim declaration of title to land for the same land
Whether a plaintiff in an action for declaration of title must win on the strength of his case and not on the weakness of the defendant' case
Whether a plaintiff in an action for declaration of title requires more than the contents of a registered title to succeed
Whether a plaintiff seeking a declaration of title to land who is nonsuited can be entitled to judgment in a claim for trespass or an order of permanent injunction
Whether a plaintiff who claims a larger piece of land would succeed if he could prove title to only a smaller piece
Whether declaration of title to land and recovery of possession can be granted in favour of a defendant who failed to include a counter-claim for the reliefs in his statement of defence
Whether declaration of title to land can be granted in favour of a defendant who did not claim such remedy
Whether declaration of title to land can be granted on admissions
Whether inference of ownership can be drawn in favour of a party who claims declaration of title to land
Whether issues are joined where the defendant does not claim title to the land in dispute
Whether it is enough for a claimant to merely tender documents of title without proving the root of title of the grantor which has been seriously challenged
Whether or not a judgment on a writ in trespass founded on possession can be a bar in a subsequent suit claiming title or ownership to land
Whether possession is key in an action for declaration of title to land
Whether the court can grant a declaration over a smaller area than that which is claimed in a claim for declaration of title to land
Whether the court can make a declaration in respect of the portion of an area of land in respect of which a party succeeds in establishing his claim to title
Whether the defendant in an action for declaration of title has a duty to prove his grant
Whether the defendant's counter-claim for declaration of title will be dismissed because the description of the land was not specifically pleaded
Whether the issue of whether the land in dispute is a thoroughfare is significant in an action for declaration of title to land
Whether the mere production of an instrument of grant entitles a claimant to a declaration of title to land
Whether the mode of acquisition of one’s land is important in an action for a declaration of title to land
Whether the plaintiff is precluded from relying on any weakness in the defendant's case
Whether the plaintiff must prove anything where living witnesses involved in the transaction gave evidence
Whether the plaintiff who believes that he has an “indefeasible and conclusive” title to the land is exempted from proving his claim
Whether the principle that a plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his own case prevents the plaintiff from relying on aspects of the defendant's case which supports his case
Whether the principle that the plaintiff must rely on the strength of his case and not on the weakness of his opponent’s case will apply where the defendant leads evidence directly in favour of the plaintiff's case
Whether the production of a deed of conveyance or any document of title automatically entitles a party to a claim in declaration and the conditions to be satisfied before a document is admitted as sufficient proof of ownership
Whether the weakness of the defendant's case helps a plaintiff's case for declaration for title to land
Whether title to land will be declared by the court where the land has not been clearly identified
Whether where a party by the writ of summons claims an absolute title, and evidence shows that he is entitled to a lesser title, the court can make declaration in his favour of the lesser title
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