OGUNBIYI
V.
ADEWUNMI

(1988) JELR 42761 (SC)

Supreme Court 16 Dec 1988 Nigeria
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- The appellant conceded the issue of title, leaving only the issue of possession to be decided. - The plaintiff claimed title to a piece of land and damages for trespass committed by the defendant. - Both parties claimed purchase from the

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Suit Number:SC.56/1986
Judges:ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SAIDU KAWU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:M. O. Oseni (with him, M. N. Oseni (Mrs) and M. O. Kekere-Ekun (Mrs)) For Appellant R.A. Ogunwole For Respondent
Other Citations:Ogunbiyi v. Adewunmi (1988) NWLR (Pt.93)215 (1988) 12 S.C (Pt III) 144

C. A. OPUTA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a comparatively very short appeal as the issues in controversy have been considerably narrowed down by the substantial concession made by Mr. M. O. Oseni, learned Counsel for the Appellant. Having conceded the issue of title, there was only one subsidiary and accessory issue left for argument and calling for a decision namely:- whether from the facts and circumstances of this case, it can be maintained that the Plaintiff/Appellant established such possession as to enable him succeed on the issues of trespass and injunction? To help resolve this issue it may be convenient to set out the claims before the court of first instance and the concurrent findings of the two lower Courts.

The Plaintiff, now Appellant in the court sued the Defendant/Respondent claiming as follows:-

(i) Declaration of title in fee simple or according to native law and custom to that piece or parcel of land situate at Oniponrin near Ibadan Grammar Sch…

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