OGUNTADE, J.C.A: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant was the plaintiff at the Grade 1 Area Court of Gboko. He claimed from the respondents (as the defendants) for the ownership of a piece of land and damages for the oranges and locust beans on the said land. The parties are hereinafter described as 'plaintiff' and 'defendants' which is the description they bore before the trial court at Gboko. The trial court gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff on 15/7/87. The defendants appealed against the judgment of the trial court. The Oboko High Court (Coran Hwande and Onum JJ) in its appellate jurisdiction heard the appeal. On 2/4/93, in its judgment the lower court reversed the judgment of the Area Court and dismissed the plaintiff's case.
The plaintiff has brought this appeal against the judgment of the lower court. The plaintiff filed eight grounds of appeal. In the appellant's brief the issues for determination were identified as the following:
"1. Whether or not the lower…