ROSENJE
V.
BAKARE
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G. B. A. COKER, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court Lagos (Lagos State) the appellant as plaintiff claimed as against the respondent who was then the defendant, by virtue of a writ endorsed as follows-
"The plaintiff's claim against the defendant is for specific performance of the sale by the defendant to the plaintiff of a piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Shifawu Street, Surulere, adjacent to No. 55, Western Avenue, Surulere, covered by land certificate No. MO 3434 in the Land Registry, Lagos and Plan No. ASA: 397/53 of 30th October, 1953. the defendant sold the said piece or parcel of land to the plaintiff on the 27th day of August, 1969 for the sum of 600 (six hundred pounds) but thereafter refunded/neglected to execute the necessary transfer of the said piece or parcel of land to the plaintiff despite repeated demands."
As stated on the wirt the dispute concerns land situate at Shifawu Street, Surulere on the mainland of Lagos. The defendan…