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A 75-year-old man, William Phillips, is being forced off land he’s lived on for 41 years — despite claiming his uncle gifted it to him in 1985. Facing eviction by Sunday, he’s appealed to the Justice Minister, accusing the court system of failing him. He and his 40-year-old wife, with two young kids, have nowhere to go as school starts — and they’ve never even met the registered title holder. The title holder says he bought the land in 1992 and allowed Phillips to stay, backed by documents — but Phillips’ wife says the seller’s family told him they knew nothing about the deal. This isn’t the first time: a 2008 claim fizzled. Phillips says he couldn’t afford a lawyer and felt pressured into signing a consent judgment he didn’t understand. Now, he refuses to leave voluntarily and is fighting a separate Supreme Court case alleging fraud, arguing he never truly consented without legal representation.

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