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OSOKOYA
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ONIGEMO

(2017) JELR 37791 (CA)

Court of Appeal 12 May 2017 Nigeria
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- The Appellant, Mrs. Felicia Osokoya, sought declaratory and injunctive reliefs against the Respondent, Mr. Rauf Owolabi Onigemo, claiming to be the rightful allottee and owner in possession of Flat No. 2, Block 80, Isolo Low Cost Housing

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/L/40/2005
Judges:TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Emmanuel Ajayi, Esq. For Appellant S. B. Joseph, Esq. For Respondent

BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEOREWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State, Coram: I. A. Olorunnimbe J., in Suit No.ID/609/1984: Mrs. Felicia Adenike Osokoya v. Mr. Rauf Owolabi O. Onigemo delivered on 19/6/1992, in which the claims of the Appellant as Claimant against the Respondent as Defendant were dismissed.

The Appellant was thoroughly dissatisfied with the said judgment and had promptly appealed to this Court vide her Notice of Appeal filed on 2/9/1992 on 5 grounds of appeal at Pages 192 - 195 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was transmitted to this Court in 2005. The Amended Appellant's brief was filed on 9/4/2005 but deemed properly filed on 30/4/2010. The Respondent's brief was filed on 9/4/2005 but deemed properly filed on 24/4/2017

At the hearing of this appeal on 24/4/2017, Emmanuel Ajayi Esq., learned counsel for the Appellant adopted the Amended Appellant's brief as their arguments in support o…

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