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EZEKIEL ABIODUN FAMOROTI
V.
AMOS AKINRINOLA

(2025) JELR 114235 (SC)

Supreme Court 4 Jul 2025 Nigeria
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- The appellant appealed the dismissal of his claim for title to land by the High Court of Oyo State and the subsequent affirmation by the Court of Appeal. - The central issues raised were whether the appellant's right to fair hearing was b

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Suit Number:SC.114/2008
Judges:Uwani Musa Abba Aji, JSC Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa, JSC Emmanuel Akomaye Agim, JSC Chidi Nwaoma Uwa, JSC Obande Festus Ogbuinya, JSC
Counsel:S.O. Ikani, Esq. For the Appellant Patrick Okoh, Esq. For the Respondent

EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C. (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGEMENT): This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 21-5-2007 in Appeal No. CA/1/290/2001 dismissing the appeal to it against the judgment of the High Court of Oyo State sitting at Ibadan delivered on 29-2-2000 in Suit No. 1/698/93. 

The parties herein filed, exchanged and adopted their respective briefs as follows- appellant's brief, respondent's brief and appellant's reply brief. 

The appellant's brief raised the following issues 

  1. Whether the Learned Court of Appeal Justices were right in holding that the appellant's constitutional right to fair hearing was not breached.

  1. Whether in the circumstances of the case, the lower Court was right in holding that the respondent established his case for title to the land in dispute. 

The respondent's brief raised one issue for determination as follows- 

"Whether in the circumstances of this appeal, the Appellant has made out a case to warrant the setting aside of …

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