UJOR
V.
IDEH

(2018) JELR 38758 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/B/235/2014 · 1 Jun 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUDASHIRU NASIRU ONIYANGI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

respondent

land

grounds of appeal

lower court

appeal

said land

survey plan

equitable interest

obi of owa

nwlr part

registrable instruments

trial court

29th day of october

declaration of title

part of the land

philomena mbua ekpe

preponderance of evidence

relevant documents

following issues

learned trial judge

possession of the land

arguments of both learned counsel

cases of oniah v. onyia

course of the respondents

depositions of certain witnesses

design subject of the relevant ground of appeal

error of law

exhibits p1 p4

facts of this case

failure of claimants vendor

further non-existent claims

grant of a statutory right of occupancy

hand lies

high court of delta state

issue a

issues

judgment of the delta state high court

leading judgment

lower trial court

maker of the plan

moore aseimo abraham adumein

notice of appeal

owa-oyibu

parcel of land

particular point

property survey

respondent further claims

said decision

see ekiti state

PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal emanates from the judgment of the Delta State High Court sitting at Owa-Oyibu delivered on the 29th day of October, 2012 whereby the Court granted all the reliefs sought by Claimant for the land, the subject matter of the suit before the lower Court.

Dissatisfied with the said decision, the Appellant herein filed a notice of appeal on the 29th November, 2012. The facts of this case briefly stated are as follows:

The Respondent as claimant at the trial Court took out a writ of summons against the Appellant herein as Defendant claiming the reliefs as follows:

i) A declaration that the Plaintiff is entitled to the grant of a statutory right of Occupancy over the piece and parcel of land situate and lying off Eruemulor Street, Between Powerline and Efeizomor Street, Boji Boji, Owa measuring approximately 1515.351 Sq Metres and bounded by Beacon Pillars Nos. BDAB, 1751, BDAB.1753, BDAB. 1754 and BDAB.1755 in the proper…

UJOR V. IDEH

UJOR
V.
IDEH