Title by inheritance

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• ALH. AMADU KANKIA BELLO V. ALH. MA'ARUF UMAR SANDA (2012)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Kaduna Division)

  Judgment date

  27 May 2011

  Summary of the Court of Appeal decision in the land dispute case of Alh. Amadu Kankia Bello v. Alh. Ma'aruf Umar Sanda, addressing key legal principles on land,

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  • Acts of ownership and possession→
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  • evidence act 1990, sections 137 and 140→
  • family property and inheritance→
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• OMONIYI V. AKIYODE (2004)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Ibadan Division)

  Judgment date

  1 November 2004

  A comprehensive case summary of Omoniyi v. Akiyode, discussing the key legal issues around land title and traditional evidence.

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  • Burden of proof→
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  • court of appeal rules 1984, order 3 rules 2(2) and 15(b)→

• GALADIMA BARJE V. MESSENGER GUNDUMA (2001)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Abuja Division)

  Judgment date

  29 October 2001

  Case summary of Galadima Barje v. Messenger Gunduma, detailing legal principles on land title disputes arising from customary law.

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  • Abandoned grounds of appeal→
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