Reviewed case brief
Rani Hemanta Kumari v Gauri Shankar
ILR (1891) 18 Cal 83
A transfer by a person without title passes no interest to the transferee, regardless of consideration and good faith.
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Year
- 1891
- Subjects
- Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
No one can transfer better title than they possess (nemo dat quod non habet); transfer without title conveys nothing
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
ILR (1891) 18 Cal 83
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