DANGOFAA & ANOR
V.
YUNUSA

(2018) JELR 38776 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/A/472/2017 · 2 Jul 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

ABDU ABOKI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TANI YUSUF HASSAN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appeal

appellants

rule

trial court

court of appeal rules

plaintiffs

record of appeal

evidence act

lead judgment

act of trespass

lower court

order of perpetual injunction

public holidays

special damages

statement of claim

16th day of may

2nd plaintiffs

31st day of march

9th day of october

appellants claim

ashiru vs olukoya

competence of amac

conclusion of trial

cost of the affected destroyed work materials

dabo vs abdullahi

determination of the appeal

failure of the trial court

file

following issues

grounds of appeal

judgment of the high court of federal capital territory

judgment of the lower court

leading judgment

les situs rule

notice of appeal

plot no.

public holidays act cap p40

real issues

such issues

sum of n147,500.00k

time of vacation

trial

uncharitable words

unlawful invasion of the 2nd plaintiffs land

validity of exhibits

TANI YUSUF HASSAN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Judgment of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja delivered on the 31st day of March, 2017 in Suit No. FCT/HC/1609/15 by Hon. Justice A. O. Ebong.

The appellants as plaintiffs at the Lower Court by a writ of Summons and Statement of claim dated and filed on the 17th of April, 2015 claim against the respondent as defendant therein as follows:

1. A declaration that the 2nd plaintiffs Customary Right of Occupancy and the title over Plot No. 270 Gbazango Layout Kubwa Abuja FCT is still valid, and subsisting and he is entiiled to same.

2. A declaration that the defendant's invasion of the 2nd plaintiff's plot of land, pulling down and destroying of his perimeter block wall and other work materials and erecting of military sign board thereon is unlawful, mischievous and calculated to annoy and embarrass the 2nd plaintiff and therefore amounts to trespass.

3. The sum of N147,500.00k being special…

DANGOFAA & ANOR V. YUNUSA

DANGOFAA & ANOR
V.
YUNUSA