Dona Elizebeth Attygala vs Dona Karunawathie Subasinghe and others – CA 647/96 (F)-2011

In the case between Dona Elizebeth Attygala (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Dona Karunawathie Subasinghe, Dona Luwi Winson Attygala, Don Leslie Welinton Attygala, Don Lutas Nickolas Attygala, and others (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed whether the Plaintiff was entitled to a declaration of title for specifically described allotments, or whether the Defendants possessed rights as co-owners under principles of co-ownership stemming from property transfers by deed. It was held that where all co-owners transfer a defined lot, the transferee acquires only that specific lot and does not become a co-owner of the entire undivided property. This reaffirmed the principle that the transfer of a specifically demarcated parcel by all co-owners validly confers exclusive title to that parcel, and a