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Conditions for proving a gift of land made under customary law
Conditions for the validity of a gift
Distinction between a gift from an individual owner of a land to a beneficiary and a gift of stool land by an occupant of a stool
Duty of the grantor, not the grantee, to show the dimensions and extent of a piece of land which is the subject of a grant
Effect of a gift of land by a father to his children
Effect of a gift of land where the grantor does not have title
How a gift of land may be proved
Meaning and nature of a gift of land
The most important element of a valid customary gift
The principle that a customary gift may be revoked by a Will or a Deed of Revocation
Whether a gift at customary law is not valid unless made publicly
Whether a gift is irrevocable in all situations
Whether occupation of house of a parent by an adult child amounts to an unequivocal act of gift by the parent to the child
Whether the acknowledgement by the matrilineal relations of a child of a gift to the child by his father determines the nature and extent of the estate in the property
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