GARBA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division (lower court), delivered on the 31st March, 2017 by which the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the High Court of Justice, Kaduna State was dismissed. Briefly, the facts giving rise to the appeal are that the 1st respondent, as plaintiff, sued the appellant in respect of a piece of land at the Zangon Kataf Sharia Court which entered judgment in favour of the appellant at the end of the trial. Dissatisfied, the 1st respondent appealed against that decision, to the Upper Sharia Court, Saminaka which allowed the appeal and set aside decision of the Sharia Court, Zangon Kataf. Expectedly, the appellant was not satisfied with the decision of the Upper Sharia Court and so filed appeal No. KDH/KAF/1A/2014.at the High Court, Kafanchan Division of the Kaduna State High Court, which was later transferred to Zaria Division and assigned appeal no. KDH/Z/2A12014..Whi…
JACOB AUDU
V.
YARIMA PANDIRI & 2 ORS
(2021) JELR 109973 (SC)
Supreme Court 26 Mar 2021 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna division, which dismissed the appellant's appeal against the decision of the Kaduna State High Court. - The case involves a dispute over a piece of land at the Zangon K
Case Details
Suit Number:SC. 413/2017
Judges:OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C.
AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.S.C.
MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.S.C.
SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI, J.S.C.
EMMANUEAL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C.
Counsel:Bala E. Gwadah, Esq. for the Appellant.
Aminu Shittu, Esq. (with him, A.M. Mustapha, Esq and M. D. Isa, Esq) for the 1st Respondent.
Chris A. Umar, Esq. (with him, Hadiza Ibrahim, Esq and E. K. Bakam, Esq.) for the 2nd and 3rd Respondent.
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