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Duty on a party who pleads root of title to prove same by positive and credible evidence

Effect of failure to prove due execution of a conveyance by a party relying on the conveyance in proof of title

Factors the court considers in determining whether a document of title can be relied on

On what a claimant who claims title to land through adverse possession must prove

One of the prerequisites of proving title to land

Position of the law regarding proof of title to land where the root of title is traced to ancestors

Position of the law where evidence of traditional history and acts of ownership fails

Principles on the onus of proving title to land

The rule that a party claiming title must ascertain the size of the parcel of land he is claiming

The rule that documents relied on for the proof of title to land must be duly authenticated in that they must be executed, unless they are produced from proper custody

The rule that for a plaintiff to succeed in a claim for title, he must satisfy the court by credible evidence as to the origin and devolution of the title in respect of land in dispute down to himself

The rule that the person who proves title to land is presumed to be in lawful possession

Ways by which title to land can be proved

What a Claimant relying on traditional evidence should establish

What parties relying on historical evidence must prove

Whether a claimant who fails to prove traditional history to establish his title to land can turn around to rely on acts of ownership and possession

Whether a deed of lease can be used to prove title to land

Whether a party claiming title to land must establish the title of his predecessor-in-title

Whether a party who has failed to prove the primary root of title can rely on long possession and acts of ownership to prove title

Whether a person can rely on both traditional history and long possession as proof of title

Whether a plaintiff who relies on and proves a conveyance as his root of title needs to also prove his vendor's title

Whether a successful plea of statute of limitation automatically entitles the adverse possessor to title

Whether being an early settler constitutes proof of title by traditional history

Whether oath taking is a mode of proving title to land

whether or not traditional evidence alone is essential in proving title

Whether proof of a better title includes fraudulent variations or manipulations made ostensible to alter the nature of the original transaction or gift

Whether the different ways of proving title to land are disjunctive or independent of each other

Whether the dismissal of a plaintiff's claim by the Court for failing to prove title automatically confers title on the defendant

Whether the failure of the plaintiff to prove his title automatically vests title in the defendant

Whether the mere production of a deed of grant is sufficient to prove title to land

Whether the mere production of a document of title is a conclusive proof of title

Whether the onus lies on the party who traced his root of title to a particular source

Whether the production of documents of title by a plaintiff is sufficient to discharge the onus on him to prove the title he claims

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