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DAVIES
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AJIBONA

(1994) JELR 43342 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Mar 1994 Nigeria
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- The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendant claiming title to a piece of land and seeking possession and an injunction. - The original plaintiff died and was substituted by another person, as was the original defendant. - The tria

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Suit Number:CA/L/161/91
Judges:SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria EMMANUEL OLAYINKA AYOOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:H.A. Lardner, Esq. SAN (with him, P.O. Jimoh-Lasisi, Esq.) For Appellant S. Abayomi, Esq. (with him, M.O.J. Akande, Esq.) For Respondent
Other Citations:Davies v. Ajibona (1994) 5 NWLR (Pt.343)

UWAIFO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 6 June, 1974 the plaintiff took out a writ of summons at the Lagos High Court against the defendant claiming the following reliefs:

"(1) Declaration of title in fee simple against the defendant to the piece or parcel of land, situate lying and being at Apesin Street, known as No. 27/29 Apesin Street, Idi-Araba, Surulere.

(2) Possession of the aforesaid piece or parcel of land.

(3) Injunction to restrain the Defendant, his heir/s, successor/s, his servants and/or assigns from further interfering with the plaintiff's possessory rights as to the aforesaid land."

The original plaintiff on record, Raliatu Ajibona, died and was substituted with Alhaja Wulemotu Ajibona. Similarly the original defendant, Alhaji Yinusa Davies, having died was substituted with Surajudeen Kolawole Yinusa Davies. On 24 April, 1990, A. B. Adeniji, J. gave judgment for the plaintiff.

In this appeal against that judgment, the defendant has in his brief of argument…

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