MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Respondent in this appeal being the administratrix of the estate of her late husband, Chief Mr. A Fatoki, instituted suit No. HOS/33/95 at the Osun State High Court, herein-after referred to as the trial Court, against the Appellants claiming by paragraph 17 of her further, further amended Statement of Claim as follows:-
"i. The sum of N100,000 (One hundred thousand naira) being general damages for trespass committed and being committed by the Defendants, their servants, agents and/or privies when they unlawfully entered the Plaintiff's land situate, lying and being at along Ede-Osogbo road, Ofatedo Area, Osogbo, covered by deed of conveyance dated the 13th day of March, 1975 and registered as No. 2 at page 2 in volume 1706 of the lands registry at the office in Ibadan and more particularly described in survey plan No. WP 15/72 attached to the said conveyance. The land in dispute is verged green on the composite surv…