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OVENSERI & ANOR
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OSAGIEDE & ANOR

(1998) JELR 45698 (SC)

Supreme Court 17 Jul 1998 Nigeria
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- The case concerned a dispute over the sale and administration of family property at No. 7 Benin/Ifon Road, Benin City, alleged to be held under Bini customary law until the “second burial” ceremony of Joel Idada Osagiede. - The plaintiffs

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Suit Number:SC.277/1991
Judges:SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI 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 ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Parties absent and unrepresented. For Appellant Parties absent and unrepresented. For Respondent
Other Citations:Ovenseri v. Osagiede (1998) 11 NWLR (Pt.572)1 (1998) 7 S.C (Pt II) 85

BELGORE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The first plaintiff, Ojo Osagiede, is the "Okaegbe" (head of family) of Osagiede family of Uselu Quarters, Benin and he was the senior brother of late Joel Idada Osagiede. the father of the second plaintiff, Reuben Idada Osagiede. The first defendant Jacob Ovenseri, alias Jacob Idada Osagiede, claimed he was the eldest child of the late Joel Idada Osagiede and senior brother of the second plaintiff(both being of the same mother) but the second plaintiff claimed he (the first defendant had a different father in that his mother (first witness for the plaintiff) carried his pregnancy to the late Joel Idada's house on marriage as a result of post nuptial clandestine sexual intercourse with a soldier from Ondo. The matter in dispute is as contained in the statement of claim in paragraph 15 thereof, reading as follows:

"(a) A declaration that the house, land, premises situate at or being generally known or referred to as No.7, Benin/Ifon r…

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