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WHAT IS AN ESCROW ACCOUNT

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An ESCROW ACCOUNT is defined in Blacks Law Dictionary as follows: “A Bank Account generally held in the name of the Depositor and an escrow agent which is returnable to depositor or paid to third person on the fulfillment of escrow condition.”

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ESCROW CANNOT PASS AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY

Anambra State Housing Development Corporation v. Emekwue (1996) 1 SCNJ 98 at 132-133; (1996) 1 NWLR (Pt. 426) 505 where this court held as follows:- “Being a mere escrow, therefore, the Deed of Lease passed no interest in the property to the defendant. It follows therefore that whatever view one takes of exhibit they did...

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UNTIL CONDITION IS FULFILLED, A DEED IS A MERE ESCROW

A transaction executed by a deed does not become effective until it is delivered; and where its effectiveness is made subject to fulfilment of certain condition, the effectiveness will remain in abeyance until the condition is fulfilled, See: Beesly V Hallwood Estates Ltd. (1961) Ch. 105. It is a mere escrow. — Wali, JSC. A.S.H.D.C....

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WHAT IS AN ESCROW?

What is an Escrow? In the book authority of Norton Upon Deeds, 1st Edition, page 15, Escrow is defined as follows:- “…an instrument be delivered to take effect on the happening of a specified event, or upon condition that it is not to be operative until some condition is performed, then pending the happening of...

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