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JISCO Alpart Jamaica v Monica White (By Executor and Representative Horace Gayle)

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Unregistered land-Dispute as to ownership of land-Burden and standard of proof-Affimative defence-Claim for recovery of possession-Claim for trespass-Adverse possession as a defence-Whether adverse possession applies to unregistered land-Credibility between witnesses-Limitation rights and unregistered land-Possession of vacant land-When does time start to run against the claimant-Factual Possession-Intention to exclude others-Fencing and cultivating vacant land-Payment of taxes by the claimant-Payment of taxes by the defendant's mother-Series of possession-Whether possession was disturbed-Future use of the land-Acknowledgment of title.

Document Type:

Year: 
2022
Suit/Claim number: 
2010 HCV 01615
Neutral Citation: 
[2022] JMSC Civ. 118