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WHEN SUIT IS PENDING – TEMPORARY INJUNCTION

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J. Edward Jones v. Securities and Exchange Commissioner 80 L. Ed. 1015 298 US 1.33. There the second head note reads: “After a defendant has been notified of the pendency of a suit seeking an injunction against him, even though a temporary injunction be not granted, he acts at his peril and subject to the power of the court to restore the status wholly irrespective of the merits as may be ultimately decided.”

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THE CONSEQUENCE OF LIS PENDENS

I thought I should state right away that the doctrine of lis – pendi relied also heavily upon by the Appellant in the circumstances of this appeal and on the real purport and import of that principle is of no moment as it does not give rise to abuse of Court process, since its consequences...

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The doctrine of lis pendens is part of our law. See Ogundaini v. Araba and Barclays Bank of Nigeria Ltd. (1978) 6 and 8 SC. 55 at 80. It prevents the effective transfer of rights in any property which is the subject matter of an action pending in court during the pendency in court of...

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LIS PENDENS – ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE IS IRRELEVANT

Simply put the doctrine of lis pendens operates to prevent the effective transfer of any property in dispute during the pendency of that dispute. It is quite irrelevant whether the purchaser has notice – actual or constructive. The doctrine is really designed to prevent the vendor from transferring any effective title to the purchaser by...

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PARTY WHO BOUGHT PROPERTY LIS PENDENS IS ON HIS OWN AND MUST LOSE EVERYTHING

The behaviour of the 2nd respondent left much to be desired. Knowing full well that he has sold the property to the appellant and received payment in full with an agreement to convey and a pending action for a specific performance, he proceeded to sell and convey what he no longer owns to the 1st...

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THE DOCTRINE OF LIS PENDENS

The doctrine of lis pendens prevents the effective transfer of right in any property which is the subject matter of an action pending in court during the pendency in court of the action. In its application against any purchaser of such property the doctrine is not founded on the equitable doctrine of notice – actual...

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