Khalfan and Others v Registrar of Titles and Others (C.C. 26/1932 (Mombasa).) [1933] EACA 6 (1 January 1933)
Court
East African Court of Appeal
Case number
C.C. 26/1932 (Mombasa).
Judge
Dickinson, J
The court found that the certificate of ownership issued to Khamis bin Khalfan was obtained by deliberate fraud and misrepresentation, specifically by concealing the existence of a wakf trust and forging the translation of the application for registration. The Registration of Titles Ordinance provides statutory powers for the Registrar and the Court to rectify the Register and cancel certificates obtained by fraud. The court distinguished prior case law on indefeasibility of title, holding that certificates obtained by crime, such as forgery, are not indefeasible and may be cancelled. The pla…
Arcadian Tobacco Co. Ltd v John Sinclair Ltd (C.A. 5/1932.) [1933] EACJ 1 (1 January 1933)
Court
East African Court of Justice
Case number
C.A. 5/1932.
Judges
Sheridan, C.J. (Tanganyika)
The Court of Appeal for Eastern Africa allowed an appeal over registration of the “Tatler” trade mark, holding the Kenya market was the relevant test for deception.