LATEEF ADEBAYO GANIYU, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This appeal emanated from the judgment of the Edo State High Court of Justice sitting in Benin City, delivered on the 29th day of February, 2024, Coram: P.A. Akhihiero J. (hereinafter referred to as "the TRIAL COURT"), wherein the trial Court granted the claim of the Claimants who are the Respondents in this appeal and dismissed the counter-claims of the Defendant who is the Appellant in the present appeal.
Piqued by the said decision, the Appellant lodged an appeal against the judgment of the trial Court vide his Notice of Appeal filed on 23/5/2023, setting out a sole ground of appeal which, without its particulars, reads thus:
"GROUND ONE:
The learned trial Judge erred in failing to properly evaluate the evidence before Court."
Brief Statement of Facts
The instant appeal is an offshoot of a chieftaincy tussle between the Respondents, who were the Claimants before the trial Court and shall henceforth be referred to as the Respo…