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MOGAJI
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MOGAJI & ORS

(1986) JELR 42660 (SC)

Supreme Court 21 Feb 1986 Nigeria
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- The plaintiffs sued the defendants for possession of a parcel of land, claiming it belonged to their family and had been confirmed by a previous judgment. - The defendants argued that they were allotees of the land and that the plaintiffs

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Suit Number:SC.249/1984
Judges:ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AUGUSTINE NNAMANI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria DAHUNSI OLUGBEMI COKER Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr. O. A. Abiose For Appellant Alhaji A. Y. Agbaje For Respondent
Other Citations:In Re: Mojaji (1986) (Pt. 19) 759, (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt. 19) 759

NNAMANI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On 4th December. 1985, I dismissed this appeal and indicated that I would give my reasons for so doing today. I now give my reasons.

The proceedings which led to this appeal arose in the course of hearing in Suit No. 1/299/82. In that Suit the first set of Respondents as Plaintiffs had sued the second set of respondents claiming as follows:-

"(1) against the 1st defendant for possession of the parcel of land belonging to and declared as property of the Plaintiffs in Suit CV/35/69, situate at Odejimi Compound, Oke-Offa Baba Sale, Ibadan and bounded as follows:-

(a) In the front by Oje Market to Oke Offa

(b) On the right by Karimu Alhaji's house

(c) On the left by Ebenezer Tailor's shop

(d) At the back by Rasaki Ajani's House.

(2) The Plaintiffs claim against the 2nd Defendant for possession of the parcel of land belonging to and declared in Suit CV/35/69 as property of the plaintiffs and situate at Odejimi's compound, Oke Offa, Babasa…

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