April 30, 2021
A 23-year-long property dispute involving a series of bitter court battles has finally ended in defeat for a Barbadian family seeking control of the prime real estate in Christ Church.
In a unanimous decision, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this morning dismissed the appeal of the matriarch Majorie Ilma Knox – now deceased – who had challenged the order of the local Court of Appeal for her to pay security costs to the 11 respondents following its judgment of June 26, 2020.
Justice Denys Barrow who read the judgment said payment of the costs remained outstanding.
In explaining the events which led to today’s ruling, Justice Barrow told the court that one of the respondents, Kingsland Estate Limited (KEL) became indebted to Knox, one of its shareholders on account of dividends due to Knox.