Claim to cancel a 60-year-old registration dismissed at both instances

Background

Claiming it had never sold the land to our client, the opposing party sued to cancel, as void, a title registration made to our client about 60 years earlier. The land had since passed through several other owners.

Issues and ruling

The court held that a registered owner is presumed to have acquired title by a valid cause even as against the prior owner, so the party alleging invalidity must prove it. It found no concrete or direct evidence for the claim, noted that the suit came about 60 years after the registration, and that the opposing party had not managed the land as owner, for example by paying property tax.

Outcome

The claim was dismissed, and the opposing party was ordered to bear the litigation costs. The opposing party appealed, but the appeal was also dismissed.

This is the outcome of an individual case and does not guarantee the same result in similar matters. Some facts have been generalized to protect the parties involved.