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KALEJAIYE
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GABBIS INTL CO. LTD & ANOR

(2018) JELR 38862 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Jun 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/78/2014
Judges:CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria NONYEREM OKORONKWO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:OLUSOLA OSHO ESQ. For Appellant NKACHA CHINWUBA ESQ. WITH HIM, O. J. CHIDOZIE ESQ. For Respondent

CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Ogun State Otta judicial Division in Suit No. HCT/124/07 delivered on the 4th day of July, 2013. This suit was initiated by the Respondents and was originally against two Defendants: the Appellant Alhaja Sherifat Kalejaiye as 1st Defendant and Chief Daramola Akinronbi as the 2nd Defendant. The 2nd Defendant died in the course of the proceedings at the lower Court and there was no substitution for him. Thus the contest at the lower Court was between the Claimants/Respondents in this Appeal and the 1st Defendant/Appellant herein.

FACTS:

The facts giving rise to this suit as stated by the Respondents in their brief is as follows: The 2nd Respondent who is the alter ego of the 1st Respondent was introduced to 4 plots of land at Isheri Olofin, Ogun State by one Chief Sharafadeen Lawal, who testified as CW1. The Transaction was between the 2nd Respondent and two members…

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