Asylin Perera v. Nicholas Perera and Others – sllr 1981 volume 1 page 321

In the case between Asylin Perera (Plaintiff) and Nicholas Perera and others (Defendants), the court addressed the construction and interpretation of a deed alleged to create a fidei commissum, focusing on whether the language used in the deed was sufficiently clear to designate beneficiaries. The deed involved a gift of land to six grandchildren, with disputes arising over the prohibition of alienation and the certainty of beneficiary identification. Expert testimonies regarding translation and interpretation of specific terms were considered, and the central legal issue concerned whether ordinary language or strict grammatical construction should prevail. The findings established that ordinary words in deeds should generally be given their common meaning, and the objection as to uncertai