ELERAN & ORS.
V.
ADERONPE

(2008) JELR 46868 (CA)

Court of Appeal 12 Mar 2008 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against a judgment in a land dispute case. - The respondent claimed title to a plot of land based on an allocation letter from the government. - The appellant claimed that the allocation was invalid and that they had a s

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Suit Number:CA/IL/43/2007
Judges:HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU JCA JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY JCA IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE JCA
Counsel:S. K. Grillo (Chief State Counsel, Kwara);Mr. Kayode Fakayode, PSC For the Appellant; Raufu Ibrahim For the Respondent.
Other Citations:(2008) 11 NWLR (Pt. 1097) 50

HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice J. F. Gbadeyan sitting at Ilorin High Court Kwara State delivered on 30/11/2006.

The facts which led to this appeal are stated as follows:

The Respondent as Claimant instituted this action culminating in this appeal. By the endorsement on the Writ of Summons, the Respondent claimed the following reliefs against the Appellants at the lower court.

"WHEREOF the Claimant claims against the Defendants jointly and severally are as follows:

(1) A declaration that with the offer, and acceptance coupled with the payment of consideration in full he acquires title to and a vested Right in commercial Plot 9 TPS/MISC168 along Ajase-Ipo Road, Ilorin.

(2) A declaration that the 1st Defendant's act of going unto commercial plot 9 TPS/MISC 168 Ajase-Ipo Road, Ilorin in a manner adverse to the Claimant's title and vested Right is illegal and in trespass.

(3) General damages of #…

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