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ADESINA
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ADENIRAN & ORS.

(2006) JELR 45766 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 Mar 2006 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/220/01 Consolidated
Judges:FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AMINA ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria GERTRUDE IFUNANYA UDOM-AZOGU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Akinwumi Adeniran, Esq. For Appellant C. J. Chukura, Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:Adesina v. Adeniran (2006) 18 NWLR (Pt.1011) pg.359

AUGIE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st respondent was the plaintiff at the Ila-Orangun High Court of Osun State in an action involving a chieftaincy dispute. He filed a motion on notice on the same day he filed the writ of summons, 12th February, 1999, for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 2nd - 4th respondents "from approving the appointment and/or installation of any person as the next Owa of Otan-Aiyegbaju from any other house/family, other than the Olamodi Ruling House", and restraining the appellant herein "from presenting any other person outside Olamodi Ruling House to the Kingmaker for consideration as the next Owa of Otan-Aiyegbaju". The application, which was opposed by the appellant and the 2nd and 3rd respondents, was granted by the lower court in its ruling delivered on the 13th of July 1999. On the 22nd of July 1999, the appellant filed a notice of appeal in this court against the ruling, and filed another application in the lower cou…

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