If any question arise respecting the title to the lands in respect whereof such monies shall have been so paid or deposited as aforesaid, the parties respectively in possession of such lands, as being the owners thereof, or in receipt of the rents of such lands, as being entitled thereto at the time of such lands being purchased or taken, shall be deemed to have been lawfully entitled to such lands, until the contrary be shown to the satisfaction of the court; and unless the contrary be shown as aforesaid the parties so in possession, and all parties claiming under them, or consistently with their possession, shall be deemed entitled to [F1the money so paid or deposited, and to the interest or dividends of it or of the securities purchased therewith] and the same shall be paid and applied accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Administration of Justice Act 1965 (c. 2), S. 17, Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 79 excluded by Pipe-lines Act 1962 (c. 58), s. 51(4)