LABABEDI
V.
LAGOS METAL INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LTD AND ANOR

(1973) JELR 46143 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.304/1971 · 12 Jan 1973 · Nigeria
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(1973) All N.L.R 1 (1973) 1 S.C. 1

CORAM

TASLIM OLAWALE ELIAS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ATANDA FATAYI-WILLIAMS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

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1st defendant

learned trial judge

suit no. ld

2nd defendant

exhibit c

mr. ogunsanya

piece of land

provisions of section

registrar of titles

defendants

lagos high court

mr. ojomo

registration of titles act cap

statement of claim

subsequent registered owner of the land

support of his averments

1st defendants

akanji lagunju

bonafide purchaser

certificate of title no. mo

clear case

counsels address

declaration of title

effect of this section

exhibit j

following facts

given moment

important issues

judgment shows

land registry

leading judgment

material facts

mr. a. a. ogunsanya

name of the 1st defendants

name of the plaintiffs

present appeal

present case

protection of section

purported dispositions

purported transfer of the property

question of law

records of proceedings

registered owners

registered proprietor

registration of the 1st defendants title

registration of titles act of the piece

relevant paragraphs of the defence

respect of the land

said piece of land

validity of the purported sale of the said property

T. O. ELIAS, CJN (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In Suit No. LD/217/69 in the Lagos High Court, judgment was given by Sowemimo, J., against the defendants, who are appellants in the present appeal. The present respondents as the plaintiffs had instituted the action against the appellants claiming against them as follows:

1. For a declaration of title in fee simple to the piece of land known as plot 30 in sub-area 3 of the Lagos Central Planning Scheme, 1951, situated at Gbajumo Street, Lagos, or in the alternative for a declaration that the plaintiffs are entitled to estate interest or right to the said piece of land.

2. For an order directing the Registrar of Titles to rectify the Register kept at the Land Registry, Lagos, by expunging the name of the 1st defendants therefore and inserting the name of the plaintiffs as the registered owners.

3. For an order directing that the 1st defendants do surrender to the 2nd defendant for cancellation and/or destruction the Certificate of…

LABABEDI V. LAGOS METAL INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LTD AND ANOR

LABABEDI
V.
LAGOS METAL INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LTD AND ANOR