S. M. A. BELGORE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant, Mr. Fasesin, a legal practitioner, was the defendant at the trial court and the appellant at the Court of Appeal. The respondent, Dr. Joshua Popoola Oyewole Oyerinde is a medical practitioner. The suit leading to this appeal, relates to a piece of land at Ire Akari Estate, Isola lsaga, Ikeja, Lagos. By a deed of conveyance dated 12th day of November, 1974, the Ikeja Real Estates Limited conveyed the said piece of land to the plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter referred to as the respondent) in fee simple absolute in possession. The land in question is marked Plot No 13 Block XIV Ire Akari Estate, Isola, lsaga, Ikeja. The layout of the estate was approved by the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Planning for the Ikeja Real Estates Limited on 17th day of September, 1977 in a letter of that date, the layout being numbered TPA0633. On the 30th November, 1977 the respondent had his building plan for the land approved …
FASESIN
V.
OYERINDE
(1997) JELR 45389 (SC)
Supreme Court 12 Dec 1997 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.21/1994
Judges:SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
SYLVESTER UMARU ONU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Kehinde Sofola, SAN (with him,Abubakar Idris) For Appellant
Respondent absent and unrepresented. For Respondent
Other Citations:Fasesin v. Oyerinde (1997) 11 NWLR (Pt.530) 552
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