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Topic 3: Possession and title - Coggle Diagram
Topic 3: Possession and title
Possession
Intention to possess
animus possidendi
; there must be custody/control
The right of possession is good against all but the true owner
Control (custody); applies to tangible things
Young v Hitchens
(1984) 6 QB 606
The Tubantia
[1924] P 78
Remedy; intentional torts of trespass, detinue, conversion and action on the case
Defence;
Jus tertii
Jeffries v The Great Western Railway Co
(1856) 5 EI & BI 802
Right of Finders
finder does not have absolute possession but does have a better right than all but the rightful owner
Armory v Delamirie
(1722) 1 Strange 506
Parker v British Airways Board [1982] QB 1004
Finder and Employer
Byrne v Hoare
[1965] Qd R 135
Abandonment of Goods
Limitation of Actions Act 1974
(Qld) s 12-15; 6 year time frame to bring action
Re Jigrose Pty Ltd
[1994] 1 Qd R 382
Kiefel J.‘…title is not…automatically transferred to the purchasers on abandonment. It will pass where there is an act such as appropriation…’
Possession as a Source of Title of Land
Rights flowing from Possession of Land
Mabo v Queensland No 2
(1992) 175 CLR 1
Limitation Principle and Adverse Possession (AP)
AP and human rights
JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Graham
[2003] 1 AC 419
Elements of AP
Whittlesea City Council v Abbatangelo
(2009) ALR
Established 9 principles (see text) for details
Successive adverse possessors
Limitation of Actions Act 1974
(Qld)
Mulcahy v Curramore Pty Ltd
[1974] 2 NSWLR 464
Stop time and running
Limitation of Actions Act 1974
(Qld) ss 29, 35, 36, 38
Szew To Chun Keung v Jung Kwok Wai David
[1997] 1 WLR 1232