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AWONUSI & ANOR.
V.
AWONUSI

(2006) JELR 39985 (CA)

Court of Appeal 12 Dec 2006 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/156/2005
Judges:JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ALFRED PEARSON EYEWUMI AWALA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOHN INYANG OKORO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief Dele Awoniyi For Appellant O. A. Akinsany a Esq. For Respondent

JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment delivered by Saula, while sitting at the High Court of Justice, Sagamu in Ogun State of Nigeria on 30th July, 2004. In the judgment, the claims of the plaintiff at the trial court and respondent herein were substantially granted as prayed.

The plaintiffs claims as contained in paragraph 29 of the statement of claim read thus:

"29, WHEREOF the plaintiffs claim against the defendants jointly and severally (sic) read as follows:

(a) An order directing the defendants to:

(i) make a full disclosure of the total number of plots in each of Phases I and II of the Oliwo Awonusi Family land.

(ii) tender a full financial account of all the plots of land sold by the defendants in Phases I and II of the Oliwo Awonusi Family land.

(iii) disclose the amount of money if any, distributed among each of the five branches of Oliwo Awonusi Family.

(b) A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to be…

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