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MAIGARI
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MAILAFIYA

(2010) JELR 33680 (CA)

Court of Appeal 25 Mar 2010 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/K/176/08
Judges:MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOHN INYANG OKORO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria THERESA NGOLIKA ORJI - ABADUA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:A. MANU For Appellant M T. MOHAMMED For Respondent

MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By the endorsement on the writ of summons dated 17th January, 2005 taken out of the Registry of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting at Zaria repeated in paragraph 16 of the statement of claim dated the 14th January, 2006, the Appellant made claims against the Respondent as follows -

"1 A declaration that the land in dispute belongs to them having inherited their father.

2. A perpetual order restraining the defendant, his agents, assigns, privies or anyone whosoever

from trespassing or further trespassing on the land in dispute.

3. N50,000 00 general damages

4. Cost of this action."

Thereafter in a motion dated the 17th of January, 2006, the Appellants also prayed the High Court for orders as follows -

1 An order of INTERLOCUTORY restraining the defendant either by himself, his agents, assigns or privies from trespassing or further trespassing and or doing anything prejudicial to the interest of the plaintiffs on the dis…

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