See Also:

• LAND LAW - Identity of land - Whether proof of identity of land is required where the identity of land in dispute is known to the parties:

  "The parties, themselves, know the portion of the land in dispute. In the circumstance, the identity of the disputed portion of land is not in dispute. The principle well established…

• LAND LAW - Identity of land in dispute - Duty of the party claimant to prove identity of land - Effect of Failure to prove identity of land

  CHIEF ODUM V. CHIEF P.B.O. CHINWO (1978-LCER-1716-SC “I also find that there is no indication on the plan as to the location of the area in dispute, such area ought…

• LAND LAW - Proof of title to land - Identity of land - Duty of the Plaintiff to show the court clearly the area of land to which his claim relates

  OKON UDOFE V. CHIEF AKPAN AQUAISUA (1973-LCER-8065-SC) “It must be remembered, however, that apart from the issue of estoppel, the learned trial Judge disbelieved the plaintiffs/appellants both as to the…

• EVIDENCE: Boundaries of Disputed Land – Duty of the Claimant to adduce sufficient and adequate Evidence to prove Boundaries of Land in Dispute

  "On the first point, the respondent’s evidence was that ... the land in dispute is bounded on the south by Odanta and on the Eastern side by Umukwa... As against…

• LAND LAW – TRESPASS TO LAND - Actionable At The Suit Of The Person In Possession Of The Land - Even If He Is Neither The Owner Nor A Privy Of The Owner

  PIUS AMAKOR V. BENEDICT OBIEFUNA (1974-LCER-962-SC) “It is trite law that trespass to land is actionable at the suit of the person in possession of the land. That person can…