Roche et Al. V. Keerthiratne Et Al .,

1945 Present: Keuneman and Rose JJ.

ROCHE et al., Appellants, and KEERTHIRATNE et al., Respondents.

56-D. C. (Inty.), Ratnapura, 7,409.

Joinder of parties and causes of action-Action for declaration of title to Crown land-Agreement by Settlement Officer to sell land to plaintiff's predecessor-Sale of land to defendant pending settlement-Transfer of land to plaintiff after settlement Order-Allegations of fraud and conspiracy against plaintiffs-Defendant's counter claim-Civil Procedure Code, s. 18.

Plaintiffs instituted this action for declaration of title to land, which was originally Crown and was settled on the 1st added party in 1941 from whom title passed to the plaintiffs through the 2nd added party.

Defendant in her answer stated that under an agreement dated September, 1931, between the 1st added party and the Settlement Officer the former was declared the purchaser of the property on the payment of a sum of money, which was duly paid in 1935; and that thereafter in May, 1938, 1st added party sold the property to certain other persons from whom the defendant purchased in 1941. The defendant pleaded that on the pub

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