AKANO
V.
ADEFABI

(2003) JELR 47689 (CA)

Court of Appeal 27 Mar 2003 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/100/97
Judges:MURITALA AREMU OKUNOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:A.B. Adeyinka, Esq. For Appellant A.O. Jaiyeola, Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:Akano v, Adefabi (2004] 5 NWLR (Pt.867)504

MURITALA AREMU OKUNOLA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Oyo, Oyo State of Nigeria presided over by T. A. A. Ayorinde, J. and delivered on 31st January, 1991. This appeal originated from Grade 'C' Customary Court, No.1, Iseyin, Oyo State with the plaintiff/respondent's claim in the lower court running as follows:

"The plaintiff's claim is for an order of this Honourable Court ejecting the defendant from all that piece or parcel of land lying, situate and being between Abidogun compound and Kangunen compound at Okeyin quarters in Iseyin town which parcel of land measures 20 feet by 100 feet in dimension and which is bounded on its other sides by Asani Adio's house and Aresetagbagi compound of Okeeyin, Iseyin and which parcel of land is about N200 in value and which is the property of Abidogun family of Iseyin and which is now being occupied by the defendant. The defendant has refused to quit the said piece of…

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