EJIMADU
V.
NWOKO & ANOR

(2018) JELR 38746 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/OW/272/2014 · 5 Jul 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

defendant

issue

parties

trial court

claimants

grounds of appeal

arbitration panel

exhibit k

issue no.

rem judicatam

appellant fair hearing

decision of the arbitration panel

lower court

respondents suit

uzo umuma land

aba onu obodo land

learned trial judge

trial judge

court of law

leave of court

pieces of land

case of the parties

counsel emma nwosu esq

counter-claimant

general assembly

general damages

iyi aba land

judgment of a customary arbitration panel

jurisdiction of this honourable court

none of the parties

order of perpetual injunction

said lands

anor v emmanuel nwaorie ejimadu

appellants brief of argument

awards of iheagu general assembly

decision of abia state high court

declaration of the honourable court

defendants trespass

ekiyor v bomor

following reasons

leading judgment

ors v anibire

respect of the appeal

said decision

suit no. hs

transmission of record of appeal

uzo ogwe ama okpaechi land

TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the appeal filed by the defendant to challenge the decision of Abia State High Court in Suit No. HS/23/2011: LOUIS EGWUONWU NWOKO and ANOR V. EMMANUEL NWAORIE EJIMADU delivered on 30/10/2013.

The plaintiffs claimed at the lower Court as follows:

1. A declaration that the claimants are entitled to the right of occupancy over the pieces of land called:-

(a) Uzo Umuma land

(b) Aba Onu Obodo land

(d) Iyi Aba land; all lying and situate at Ihieagu Ndudu UTURU in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.

2. An Order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant either by himself his servants, agents servants (sic), privies or whomsoever from further trespassing into the above named lands.

3. The sum of N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira) only as special and general damages for the defendants trespass into the abov…

EJIMADU V. NWOKO & ANOR

EJIMADU
V.
NWOKO & ANOR