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• LAND LAW: Title to Land - Burden of proof in an action for declaration of title to land

  "It is thus for the respondent herein who claims declaration of title to the land in dispute, trespass and injunction against the appellant to establish his title by supplying credible…

• 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…

• LAND LAW - Declaration of Title to Land - The need for land to be identified in a claim for declaration of title to land

  "...a plaintiff in action for a declaration of title must succeed on the strength of his own case and not on the weakness of the defence (see J. M. Kodilinye…

• LAND LAW - Title to land - Ways of proving ownership or title to land - Whether the plaintiff needs to prove all the five ways to succeed:

  "It has for long been a settled law, that claim of title to a land can be established in any of the following five ways or modes, namely:- (i) By…

• LAND LAW - Title to land - Five ways of establishing title to land:

  "It is equally trite that the onus is on the claimant to establish his title upon a preponderance of evidence or on the balance of probability. He must succeed on…