Dona Cecilia v. Cecilia Perera and Others – sllr 1987 volume 1 page 235

In the case between Dona Cecilia (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Cecilia Perera and others (Defendants), the issue concerned whether the amicable division of land into Lots A, B, and C in 1935—absent properly executed cross conveyances or signed partition plans—resulted in a prescriptive title by virtue of exclusive and uninterrupted possession surpassing ten years. It was held that prescriptive title to Lots A and C had been acquired by relevant defendants through exclusive possession, while Lot B remained the only property subject to partition between the plaintiff and the 1st defendant. The decision reaffirmed the principle that a de facto partition, evidenced by long-term exclusive occupation, may terminate co-ownership even if formalities are incomplete. Reference was made to precedents suc