Maddage Semapala vs. Devika Weerakoon – SC APPEAL 154/2012-2025

In the case between Maddage Semapala (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Devika Weerakoon, Wijaya Weerakoon, and others (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed whether deed P15, executed by Arnolis in 1906, transferred only 1/3 of his 7/12 share in land at Labugama or his entire entitlement to three grantees, impacting subsequent title claims and the distribution of interests. The court held that deed P15 conveyed the whole of Arnolis’s 7/12 share to the three grantees, rejecting the Plaintiff’s assertion of a remaining share for inheritance and disallowing the claim for additional entitlement. This conclusion was based on analysis of the deed’s language, the chain of title, and testimonial evidence, reaffirming that clear conveyancing terms control over asserted inheritance. The decision upho