Essay Flashcards

(a) Identify the Operative Fact Doctrine and state the controlling rule governing acts performed under a repealed or amended land-registration law.
(b) Apply the doctrine to the following facts: In May 2006, X executed a deed of absolute sale of a parcel of land to Y under the Land Registration Act then in force. Delivery of possession occurred on May 20, 2006, and a Transfer Certificate of Title was issued in Y’s name on June 15, 2006. On January 1, 2012, the statute was repealed and replaced by a new Land Registration Law. In 2018, Z challenges Y’s title as void due to repeal. Decide whether Y’s title remains valid or not under the Operative Fact Doctrine, and explain the effect on Z’s claim.