DANIEL-KALIO JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Ogun State High Court in a land matter. The writ of summons was filed on 21May 1981. Reckoning from that time to now, it means that the matter has been in court for 35 years. That is a long time. It calls to mind the legal maxim justitiae dilatio est quaedam negatio meaning delay of justice is a kind of negation of justice or as popularly expressed, justice delayed is justice denied. The length of time in court calls for sober reflection by all concerned, that is, the litigants being dominus litis as far as decisions on the lawsuit go, learned counsel being dominus litis as far as their professional handling of the matter is concerned, and the judge himself being dominus litis over the proceedings in court. Had all three played their part assiduously, the proceedings would not have progressed at such a ponderous pace as has apparently been the case. The 1st - 4th respondents who were …
KASAMU
V.
OGUNDIMU
(2016) JELR 51717 (CA)
Court of Appeal 30 Jun 2016 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/76/1993
Judges:HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI JCA (Presided) OBIETONBARA DANIEL-KALIO JCA (Read the Lead NONYEREM OKORONKWO JCA
Counsel:O. O. Ojutalayo (with him, E. O. Shittu (Mrs.) and A. A.
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Isiolaotan) - for the Appellants. A
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Olumide Oridupa - for the 1st - 4th Respondents. Olatokunbo Philips (with him, Damilola Onigbinde) - for the 5th - 10th Respondents.
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S. I. Adepoju (Mrs) - for the 11th - 17th Respondents. B
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