IDIGBE, J.S.C (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is from the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal (Eso and Ogunkeye, JJ.A; Akinkugbe, J.A. dissenting) dismissing an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of the former Western State of Nigeria holden at Oshogbo whereby the appellants' claims in Suit HIL/7/71 were struck out for want of jurisdiction. The claims are for:
"(1) declaration of title to that piece or parcel of farmland situate, lying and being at Odo-Omo, Esa-Oke, Ijesha North Division, bounded on one side by Obaloro's farmland, on the second side by Oshikun's farmland, on the third side by Esa-Odo's people's farmland and on the fourth side by Orisaji's farmland;
(2) 300 Pounds as damages for wrongful trespass committed by the defendant who has been wrongfully entering the said farmland and with his agents and/or servants have been wrongfully reaping crops from the said farmland since 1962; and
(3) injunction restraining the defendant, his servants a…