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(2018) JELR 40234 (SC)

Supreme Court 20 Apr 2018 Nigeria
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- The respondent filed a suit against the appellant, seeking possession of a property and various monetary claims. - The appellant admitted owing mesne profit (rent) but argued against the granting of the reliefs sought by the respondent. -

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Suit Number:SC.545/2015
Judges:OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria JOHN INYANG OKORO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EJEMBI EKO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:ISAAC M. BORO For Appellant O. AKONI SAN with him, M. KUTI, R. A. LIMAN and O. BEN OMOTEHINSE For Respondent
Other Citations:(2018) 17 NWLR (Pt. 1647) 62, (2018) LPELR-44353(SC), (2018) JELR 54743 (SC), (2018) JELR 76780 (SC), (2018) JELR 80114 (SC)

MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The respondent as plaintiff filed the suit on 23/3/2005 claiming the following:-

1. An order directing the defendant to deliver up possession of the property situate at Plot 12, Block B, Ogba Industrial Estate, Ogba Lagos State comprising the following:

(a) 2 (two) warehouses measuring approximately 20,800 square feet.

(b) An office block with a (four) bedroom flat above.

2. The sum of N4,500,000.00 (Four million, five hundred thousand naira) being Mesne profit for the period of 1st January, 2003 to 31st December, 2004 at the rate of N2,250,000.00 (Two million, two hundred and fifty thousand naira) per annum.

3. Mesne profit at the rate of N187,500.00(one hundred and eighty seven thousand five hundred naira) per month from 1st January, 2005 until possession is delivered.

4. Interest on the sum of N4,500,000.00 (four million, five hundred thousand naira) at the rate of 21% per annum from 31st December 2004 until the entire su…

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