JAMES GAMBO ABUNDAGA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of High Court of Ogun State, sitting at Ijebu Ode in Suit No. HCJ/79/2014 delivered on 19th October, 2016 by Hon. Justice O.A. Onafowokan.
Not satisfied with the judgment, the appellants who were defendants in the suit at the lower court appealed to this court. The notice of appeal which contains 6 grounds of appeal was filed on 7/11/2016.
The judgment of the trial court is on pages 238-253 of the record of appeal while the Notice of appeal is on pages 254-262.
The appellants subsequently sought and obtained leave of this court to amend their notice of appeal. The amended Notice of appeal which still has 6 grounds of appeal was filed on 22/3/2022 and deemed properly filed and served on 27/4/2022.
The development that led to this appeal can be summarized thusly:
The Respondents claimed to be entitled to all that parcel of land, situate, lying and being at Imolorin Via Ijebu Imusin. They alleg…