IDESOH & ANOR
V.
ORDIA & ORS

(1997) JELR 40286 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.220/1992 · 28 Feb 1997 · Nigeria
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Other Citations

Idesoh v. Ordia (1997) 3 NWLR (Pt.491) 17

Idesoh v. Ordia (1997) 3 NWLR (Pt. 491) 17

CORAM

MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS JSC SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE JSC ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI JSC EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU JSC YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO JSC

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

appellants

land

evidence

respondents

learned trial judge

parties

traditional evidence

6th respondents

inter alia

s.c

traditional history

court of appeal

findings of the learned trial judge

ruling of the learned trial judge

trial court

1st respondent

brother adio

credible evidence

judgment of the learned trial judge

lead judgment

owners of the land

own title

3rd respondents family permission

6th defendants

appellants claim

chief sam warri essi

findings of fact

following conclusion

jurisdiction of this honourable court

leading judgment

m. l. uwais

present case

present purposes

preview of the lead judgment

question of the boundaries of the land

record of proceedings

relevant legal principles

respective families

rules of this court

said defendants

separate grants

signature of the said tobi onomiruren

s. m. a. belgore

support of the respondent

valid reason

various acts of trespass

y. o. adio

Y. O. ADIO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The reliefs sought in the action instituted by the appellants against the respondents in the High Court of Justice of the defunct Bendel State of Nigeria, Warri Judicial Division, were as follows:-

"(1) As against the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th defendants jointly and severally the sum of ₦10,000.00 (ten thousand naira) damages for trespass in that between the month of August, 1969, and 31st March, 1971 without the plaintiffs' consent first obtained they broke and entered plaintiff's piece of land lying and situate on Udu Road in Kolokolo village and committed various acts of trespass within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.

(2) An order for perpetual injunction restraining the said defendants, their agents, servants, and privies from committing any further acts of trespass on the/plaintiffs' piece of land aforesaid.

(3) As against the second defendant only an order for perpetual injunction restraining it, his (sic) servan…

IDESOH & ANOR V. ORDIA & ORS

IDESOH & ANOR
V.
ORDIA & ORS