ADEREMI JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appealagainst the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on the 5th of October 1999 in suit No. LD/100/91: Esther O. Adebayo Bakare v. Adigun O. Bankole and Ors . The first respondent who was the plaintiff in the court below had per the statement of claim sought against the three defendants (now the 2nd respondent, the 1st appellant and the 3rd appellant ) respectively the following reliefs:
(1 ) A declaration that she and the defendants are joint owners of the property situate, and being at 54 Odo Street, Obalende, Lagos
(2 ) A partition or sale of the said property situate and being at 54,
Odo Street, Obalende, Lagos. (otherwise known as plot 12 , (3 ) Hausa settlement, Obalende, Lagos ) An account of all the rents collected by or on the direction of the defendants in respect of the said property from 25th May, 1950
(4 ) An order compelling the defendants to pay to the plaintiff any money found to be due to the pl…