Somawathi and 5 Others vs. Ilangakoon – sllr 2012 volume 1 page 309

In the case between Somawathi and others (Plaintiffs) and Ilangakoon (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether the plaintiffs’ action for ejectment and damages, based on an alleged forcible entry, could properly be construed as an action for the definition of boundaries (actio finium regundorum) under Roman Dutch Law. It was held that the plaintiffs failed to plead material facts necessary to constitute an action for definition of boundaries, such as the existence of a previously demarcated boundary and its subsequent obliteration, and instead presented a claim tantamount to a vindicatory action. The decision reaffirmed the principle that legal sufficiency of pleadings is fundamental, and specific averments are required for boundary definition actions. Reliance was placed on re