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    Home » Judgments » Court Of Appeal Judgments » Elroy Arthur v Michael Findlay

    Case name: Michael T. Findlay (Duly appointed
    attorney on record for Muriel Findlay
    Small v Elroy Arthur
    [High Court Civil Appeal No. 17 of 2010]

    Date: Tuesday, 18th
    September 2012

    Coram: The Hon. Mr. Davidson K. Baptiste, Justice of
    Appeal
    The Hon. Mde. Louise Blenman, Justice of
    Appeal
    The Hon. Mr. Don Mitchell, Justice of Appeal
    [Ag.]

    Appearances:
    Appellant: Mr. R. Andrew Cummings, QC with him Ms.
    Annique Cummings

    Respondent: Mr. Carlyle Dougan, QC
    Issue: Application for possessory title
    Result / Order: [Oral delivery]
    1. The appeal is allowed and the decision of the
    learned trial judge set aside.
    2. The appellant/applicant is awarded costs
    being 2/3 of what was awarded in the court
    below 36

    Reason: The learned trial judge erred in construing and
    applying the law as to adverse possession as
    defined in Section 2 of the Possessory Titles
    Act 2004 of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
    Section 2 provides that adverse possession
    means factual possession of an exclusive and
    undisturbed nature of the piece or parcel of
    land in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a
    continuous period of 12 years or more
    accompanied by the requisite intention to
    possess the said land as owner thereof. This
    section requires a coincidence of factual
    possession and intention to possess. While
    factual possession started in 1993 it is clear
    that the trial judge found that the intention to
    possess was manifested in 2003. It became
    clear then that the 12-year period for adverse
    possession would crystallize in the year 2015.
    The applicant therefore had not satisfied the
    criteria of the Possessory Titles Act 2004 to
    obtain adverse possession.

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