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ECHERE & ORS.
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EZIRIKE & ORS.

(2006) JELR 33465 (SC)

Supreme Court 12 May 2006 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal by the plaintiffs against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt Division. - The plaintiffs claimed declaration of title to pieces of land, damages for trespass, and injunction. - The 2nd set of defendants ap

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Suit Number:SC.350/2001
Judges:ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria DAHIRU MUSDAPHER Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria WALTER SAMUEL ONNOGHEN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief (Dr) Ejike Ume, SAN (with him, Isidore Udenko) For Appellant C. E. Onyebukwa, Esq. (with him, P.D. Nnodum, Esq.) -for the 2nd set of Respondents1st Set of Respondents Unrepresented For Respondent
Other Citations:Echere v. Ezirike (2006) 12 NWLR (Pt.994) 386 (2006) 5 S.C (Pt I) 65 (2006) 5 S.C (Pt I) 65

KATSINA-ALU,J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the plaintiffs against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt Division delivered on 30th April, 2001.

The plaintiffs, in their action instituted against the 1st set of defendant claimed as follows:

"1. Declaration of title to pieces of or parcels of land situate at Umuokwara-udu Umuobom in Orlu Division respectively known as and called (1) Ala Nwaikpa; (2) Ala Ogwugwu Awala; (3) Ala Okeahia (4) Ala Gbokogboko and (5) Ala Ugwun-Nogo within the Orlu Judicial Division and more particularly delineated on a plan to be tendered at the hearing of this action, of an annual value of N10.00 (ten Naira).

2. N200.00 (Two Hundred Naira) general damages for trespass into the said lands.

3. Perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their servants and/or agents from entering into the said lands and acting therein in any manner inconsistent with the plaintiffs' ownership and possession."

The plaintiffs did…

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