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LAWSON
V.
AFANI CONT. CO. LTD

(2001) JELR 40885 (CA)

Court of Appeal 11 Jul 2001 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/K/174/97
Judges:ISA AYO SALAMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria RABIU DANLAMI MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MAHMUD MOHAMMED Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:S.B. Mohammed, Esq. For Appellant Funke Aluko-Daniel (Mrs.) For Respondent
Other Citations:Lawson v. Afani Cont. Co. Ltd. (2002) 2 NWLR (Pt.752)585

ISA AYO SALAMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiff, in the High Court of Justice of Kaduna State, in the Kaduna Judicial Division, in his claim, which eventually went to trial in his amended statement of claim claimed for the following reliefs:

"(a) A declaration that the plaintiff is the person entitled to the rights in and over the piece of land, opposite Mahmud Jaffal Road, adjacent Grains Board House, along Express Bye-pass, Sabon Garin, Nassarawa Industrial Layout, Kaduna, measuring 60m x 60m with survey plan Number NO. 23963 and covered with Certificate of Occupancy No. CK/A/0001557.

(b) A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to exclusive use and possession of the said plot against the defendants, their agents and privies and all other person or authority.

(c) An order that the defendant should deliver possession of the said land to the plaintiff, upon the execution of the contract with the Kaduna State Government.

(d) A declaration that the plaintiff …

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