ANAGBADO
V.
FARUK

(2018) JELR 38763 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.496/2016 · 6 Jul 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD JSC KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN JSC CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JSC AMIRU SANUSI JSC EJEMBI EKO JSC

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

respondent

appellant

trial court

exhibit p2

evidence act

exhibits p1

issues

decision of the trial court

anguwan rimi

lower court

probative value

public documents

kaduna state

federal government

leading judgment

respondent's case

appellant's brief

case of the appellant

counter claim of the appellant

high court of justice

judgment of the trial court

laws of kaduna state

offer of leasehold interest

plot of land

said brief of argument

secondary evidence

17b degel

admissibility of other documents

admissibility of such document

allocation of a piece of land

briefs of argument

conclusion of the trial

contents of documents

court of appeal kaduna division

e exhibit p2

exhibit p1-p7

exhibits p1-p7

judgment of the court of appeal

kaduna division

lands instrument registration law cap

learned appellant

learned trial judge

letter of offer of leasehold interest

proof of the claim of the respondent

respondent leasehold interest

submissions of counsel

such lacks

supreme court

title documents

totality of the evidence

AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division, delivered on the 18th day of March, 2011 which affirmed the judgment of the trial Court, the High Court of Justice, Kaduna State delivered on 30th September, 2013.

FACTS

The property in dispute or the subject matter of this suit is no.17B Degel 2 Anguwan Rimi, Kaduna. It forms part of the large expanse of property belonging to the Federal Government under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing situate at No.17, Degel 2 Anguwan Rimi, Kaduna.

In 1992, the respondent applied for allocation of a piece of land from the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.

By an offer of leasehold interest dated 1st day of September, 1997, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, offered the respondent leasehold interest in the plot of land which is carved out from the property of the Federa…

ANAGBADO V. FARUK

ANAGBADO
V.
FARUK