Dawson vs Vangeyzel – clr volume 3 page 035_1

In the matter arising from Dawson v. Vangeyzel, a dispute was presented between multiple claimants, notably the second and third claimants (intestate heirs of Balthazar Mendis) and the fourth claimant, relating to the entitlement to compensation awarded by the Government following a land acquisition. The primary legal issue concerned whether an unregistered deed of gift assigning the compensation claim is valid under sections 2 and 3 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1871, considering that the assignee’s interest was a chose in action rather than corporeal moveables. It was held that the registration requirement applied exclusively to deeds involving corporeal moveables, and not to the assignment of a right to claim compensation (a chose in action). The appeal against the fourth claimant was dismissed