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OLUMEGBON & ORS
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KAREEM & ORS

(2002) JELR 38565 (SC)

Supreme Court 10 May 2002 Nigeria
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- Plaintiffs claimed N10,000.00 aggravated damages and injunctive relief for trespass and destruction of ancestral graves on family land at Ajah Ile Town; matter settled by consent judgment entered by Lagos High Court on 4 March 1991. - In

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Suit Number:SC.147/1997
Judges:SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria UTHMAN MOHAMMED Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief O. O. Sotayo-Aro For Appellant M. A. Alaba Okupe For Respondent
Other Citations:(2002) 5 S.C (Pt.I) 101

U. MOHAMMED, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos division. The plaintiffs, on 6th December, 1988, took out a writ of summons in the Lagos High Court with a claim against the defendants for the following reliefs:

"(1) The plaintiff claims against the defendants jointly and or severally are for

(1) N10,000.00 aggravated damages for trespass on all that piece or parcel of land known as "Ojuegun" situate, lying and being at Ajah Ile Town in Eti-Osa Local Government Area which said land is customarily used for ancestral burials and festival purposes.

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Destruction of ancestral graves and humiliation and mental anguish and stress resulting from same ....N10,000.00

(2) Injunction restraining the defendants by themselves, their privies and or their servants or agents or the use from remaining on or going to carrying on building operations or continuing in occupation of piece or parcel of lands.

(3) Further or o…

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