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Wong Kok Chin v Mah Ten Kui Joseph

Wong Kok Chin v Mah Ten Kui Joseph [1992] 2 SLR 161; [1992] 1 SLR(R) 859
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore
Year1992
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Once an adverse possessor's inchoate possessory interest has crystallised into title by the running of the limitation period (extinguishing the registered proprietor's title), a later reassertion of ownership under the Land Titles Act cannot revive the extinguished title; reassertion only operates prospectively to stop time before limitation is complete.

Area of Law

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