ODESANYA
V.
REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY

(2016) JELR 45856 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/1145/2011 · 5 May 2016 · Nigeria

CORAM

SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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counsel

respondent

evidence act

learned trial judge

evidence

exhibit c1

present case

lower court

adekunle coker

oloto royal family

plea of laches

exhibit c15

notice of appeal

above issue

declaration of title

evidence of such substantial compliance

exhibit c

leading judgment

original ownership of the land

parcel of land

registration particulars

sole issue

suit no. ld

briefs of argument

claims of the appellants

cross examination

deputy registrar

documents of title

estate of the late adekunle coker

evaluation of the evidence

facts of the case

family-land

favour of the late coker

findings of the learned trial judge

further acts of trespass

head of the oloto royal family

judgment of the court

oloto royal family of lagos

photocopy of the copy

registered copy

registered deed of conveyance

respondent exhibit c15

statutory right of occupancy

time trial

unauthorized activities of the respondent

CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State Coram L. A. Okunnu, J in Suit No. LD/1149/99 delivered on the 5th day April, 2011 dismissing the Appellant's claims for declaration of title to land, damages for trespass and injunction. The appellant as Claimant in the lower Court instituted this action against the Respondent as defendant, seeking as per their Further Amended Statement of Claim dated 20th April, 2010 the following reliefs:

"a. DECLARATION that the Claimant is entitled to customary/statutory right of occupancy in respect of all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Gbagada in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State known as Nos. 2-6, Ayodele Okeowo Street, Gbagada, Lagos State.

b. The sum of One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100, 000) being damages for trespass committed by the defendants, their servants, agents and/or privies.

c. Perpetual injunction restraining the …

ODESANYA V. REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY

ODESANYA
V.
REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY