OSUNDINA & ORS
V.
AWOYALE

(2018) JELR 39102 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/I/44/2010 · 25 Jan 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

UZO IFEYINWA NDUKWE-ANYANWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OBANDE FESTUS OGBUINYA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appellants

trial court

local government

osun state

trial judge

learned trial judge

oke ila-orangun

respondents

1st side

2nd side

case of the appellants

court processes

documentary evidence

elemogun family land

exhibit a

leading judgment

prosecution witnesses

absolute grant

amended statement of claim

chief j. o. olubiyo

name of a law firm

order of court

order of forfeiture of the customary tenancy

parcel of land

acts of person

address of counsel

ambi-usi danjuma

best evidence

case of the respondents

cases of idundun v okumagba

conclusion of evidence

consequential statement of defence

descendants of late sangotola

evidence of pw5

evidence of the appellants

hon. justice i. o. adeleke

judgment of the high court of osun state

legal practitioner act cap

oba arojo i.

production of documents of title duty

rules of this court

said judgment

younger brother

UZO IFEYINWA NDUKWE-ANYANWU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Osun State delivered by Hon. Justice I. O. Adeleke on the 18th day of December, 2008.

By a Writ of Summons together with an Amended Statement of Claim the Plaintiffs now Appellants claimed against the Defendants now Respondents as follows:-

1. Declaration that the Plaintiffs are entitled to the Customary/Statutory Right of Occupancy of that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Balogun's compound, Oke Ila-Orangun, Ifedayo Local Government, Osun State measuring about 16.776 hectares and bounded as follows:

1st side by the Plaintiffs' family land,

2nd side by Obale/Elemogun family land,

3rd side by the Plaintiffs' family land,

4th side by the Plaintiffs' family land.

2. An order of forfeiture of the customary tenancy of the Defendant in respect of the same land situate, lying and being at Balogun's compound, Oke Ila-Orangun, Ifedayo Local Government, O…

OSUNDINA & ORS V. AWOYALE

OSUNDINA & ORS
V.
AWOYALE