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OYEDOKE & ORS.
V.
THE REGISTRERED TRUSTEES OF CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH

(2000) JELR 43696 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 Jan 2000 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/I/33/94
Judges:DALHATU ADAMU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:J. Olanipekun Esq. (with him, Y. Obaitan (Mrs) For Appellant A.A. Fayokun Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:Oyedoke v. The Reg. Trustees of C.A.C. (2001) 3 NWLR (Pt.701)621

ADEKEYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Osun State High Court of Justice sitting at Osogbo in suit No. HOST 142/88 delivered on the 19th of July, 1993.

The facts of the case briefly put are that the plaintiffs now respondents before this court sued the defendants now appellants before this court jointly and severally for:-

1. The sum of N50,00 being general damages for trespass committed and being committed by the defendants, their servants, agents and, privies on the plaintiffs' land and premises at Ede in that sometime in November, 1988, the defendants and their servants, agents or privies wrongfully broke and entered upon the plaintiffs land and premises situate, lying and being at Talafia quarters Ede, Oyo State of Nigeria demolished the plaintiffs cement blocks thereon. The said land and premises have at all times being in the lawful possession of the plaintiffs.

2. A perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, agents and/…

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