1930 Present: Garvin A.C.J, and Lyall Grant J.

SILVA v. SALO NONA et al.

13-D. C. Galle. 26,446.

Trust-Registration of agreement to sell land -Subsequent sale to third party-Notice -Ordinance No, 9 of 1917, .s. 93.

Registration of an agreement to sell land is of itself notice, within the meaning of section 93 of the Trust Ordinance, to a person who acquires the land subsequent to such agreement

THE plaintiff sued the first and second defendants and the third defendant, who is the appellant, for specific performance of an agreement entered into by the first and second defendants to convey certain premises to the plaintiff by a valid deed before September 30, 1928. The third defendant, appellant, who purchased the aforesaid premises from the first and second defendant by deed No. 6,104 of October 3, 1928, was added as a party to affect him with notice of the action. The learned District Judge entered judgment for the plaintiff as prayed for.

N. E. Weerasooria, for defendant, appellant.-No question of registration has been raised at the trial. Plaintiff cannot rely on section 93 of Ordinance No.9 of 1917 unless his deed is duly re