Limitation Law (101)
HELD:
"...when does time begin to run for the purposes of a statute of limitation?
HELD:
"The law is settled that Limitation Law or Statute of Limitation is a law that prescribes the period of limitation for instituting certain actions in Court.
HELD:
"The overriding purpose of limitation laws is expressed in the Latin phrase - interest rei publicae ut sit finis litium,
HELD:
"It is the law that the process filed by the Plaintiffs should be the mirror to look into in determining whether an action is caught by the statute of limitation or not.
HELD:
"What the learned trial Judge seems to have missed is that the house in dispute is held under customary tenure, with both sides laying claim to it.
HELD:
"To determine if a suit is statute-barred, it has been settled that the Court is to determine:-
HELD:
"The essence of limitation law is that legal right to enforce an action is not a perpetual right but a right generally limited by statute.
HELD:
"Where a law prescribes a period of time for instituting an action, proceedings cannot be instituted after that period.
HELD:
"And, when it comes to determining whether the claim of a Plaintiff is caught by the Limitation Act,