KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated 24th March 1994 filed before the High Court of Cross River State, sitting at Calabar, the appellant suing as "next of kin and/or agent and representative of Late Chief Orok I. Orok" sought the following reliefs against the defendant (now respondent):
(i) Injunction restraining defendant, its agents, servants and/or assigns from meddling by way of sale, take over or howsoever with Late Chief Orok. I. Orok's property at Odukpani Road, Calaber registered as 96/96/62 of the Lands registry, Calabar.
(ii) An order that the plaintiff has already cleared late Chief Orok Ita Orok's indebtedness to the Defendant through all the lodgments made since the late Chief's demise.
(iii) N650,000.00 damages for embarrassing the plaintiff by sending someone to value/inspect the said property for sale on several days including 23/3/94 while same was occupied by other parties who…