Seyadoris vs Hendrick – clr volume 2 page 063

In the case between the plaintiff (joint purchaser of Crown land) and the first defendant, with other associated defendants, the court addressed whether district courts possess jurisdiction to issue writs of sequestration to preserve property pending litigation after the enactment of the Civil Procedure Code. The central determination was that, due to statutory developments, the common law power of sequestration by district courts has been abrogated except where expressly permitted within statute. This holding reaffirmed the principle that statutory procedures supersede prior common law remedies when the statute expressly provides for or limits such remedies. Reliance was placed on relevant ordinances, the Civil Procedure Code, and principles of statutory interpretation, establishing that