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(2014) JELR 40044 (CA)

Court of Appeal 27 Feb 2014 Nigeria
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- The case is an appeal against a decision of the High Court of Kwara State, Ilorin. - The appellant claimed ownership of a portion of land in Tanke, Ilorin, while the respondent claimed to have been allocated the land by the Kwara State go

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Suit Number:CA/IL/46/2013
Judges:HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:A.S. Jimoh with O.S. Bamidele For Appellant Taiye Oniyide with Mrs. O.A. Kunle - Idiagbon, Mrs. U.C. Ogbonna, Theophilus Nwoke, Miss Loveth Whiskey For Respondent

UCHECHUKWU ONYEMENAM, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the decision of High Court of Kwara State, Ilorin delivered on 31st October, 2012. The trial High Court dismissed the Appellant's Claim in its entirety whereupon the Appellant has appealed against the judgment by filing a Notice of Appeal on 22nd January, 2013.

The Appellant as Claimant at the trial Court claimed as follows:

"(a). A declaration that the Plaintiff's family is the bona-fide or rightful owner of all that portion of land situate, lying and being at Opposite Masha Allau International Nursery and Primary School, Off Pipe line Road, Tanke, Ilorin covering an area of 700ft x 600ft in dimension.

(b). A declaration that the purported occupation of the Plaintiff's family land by the Defendant is illegal, null and void.

(c). A perpetual injunction against the Defendant, agents, servants or whoever that claims through the Defendant from further committing any act of further trespass on the said …

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