ANIAGOLU, JSC (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): This is an appeal brought by one of the land owning families of Lagos, namely, the Bashua Family, in a case in which the respondent, Michael Adebowale Dada, took out an action in the Ikeja Judicial Division of the High Court of Lagos claiming for:
"An order to set aside and declare null and void the purported deed of conveyance between Chief Sanusi A. Bashua, S. A Eshubi, N.A. Kekere-Ekun Abu Amore, M. Adisa Bashua, R.A. Adewale (for themselves and on behalf of the Bashua Chieftaincy family of Lagos) and T. Lawal Owosho made the 16th day of March 1973 and registered as No. 69 at page 69 in volume 1433 of the Register of Deeds kept at the Lands Registry Lagos in respect of a landed property situate, lying and known as No. 13, Obiwunmi Street, Bashua Village, Shomolu in the Ikeja Division of Lagos State of Nigeria on the ground that it was made executed and obtained fraudulently and/or in an attempt to defeat the end of justice."
Pleading…