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AKINBIYI
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LAGOS ISLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL & ORS

(2012) JELR 35053 (CA)

Court of Appeal 15 Oct 2012 Nigeria
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- The Appellant filed suit against the Respondents at the High Court of Lagos State, alleging unlawful and unconstitutional invasion of his office, trespass, and wrongful seizure of property, seeking declaratory reliefs and damages; Respond

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/L/882/2010
Judges:IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA JCA SIDI DAUDA BAGE JCA MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA JCA
Counsel:ANDREW IGBOEKWE with JEUGO & JC UGO Esq. For the Appellant; H. O. GIWA with M. O. SADIQ For the Respondent.

IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.C.A.: The instant Appeal is a fall-out of the Judgment delivered on April 22, 2010 by the Hon. Justice O. A. Adefope-Okojie of the High Court of Lagos State in Suit No.LD/1899/2000. By virtue of the Judgment in question, the learned trial Judge dismissed the Appellant's suit in part and granted the Respondents' Counter-Claim in part.

FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE APPEAL:

It's discernible from the Records of Appeal, that the Appellant had (on 19/07/2000) filed in the Court below a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim, seeking various declaratory reliefs against the Respondents. However, by the amended Statement of Claim thereof (filed on 25/08/10), the Appellant claimed against the three Respondents, jointly and severally, as follows:

(a) A DECLARATION that the Defendants' conduct in invading the Plaintiff's office on or about Wednesday 19th April 2000 without lawful justification is unconstitutional, illegal and a breach of the Plaintiff's …

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