UMAR
V.
GEIDAM

(2015) JELR 45716 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/J/94/2012 · 2 Feb 2015 · Nigeria

CORAM

JOSEPH TINE TUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IBRAHIM SHATA BDLIYA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ELFRIEDA OLUWAYEMISI WILLIAMS-DAWODU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

plaintiff

defendant

statement of claim

bulumkutu tsallake

borno state

trial

trial court

learned trial judge

piece of land

alhaji tijani saleh geidam

constitution of the federal republic of nigeria

delivery of the judgment

documents of title

plot of land

alhaji musa umar

counter-claim

court of appeal rules

delivery of judgment

following issues

lower court

purchase price

right of occupancy

supreme court

additional grounds of appeal

alhaji molake

claims of the appellant

defendant repeats paragraphs

findings of the learned trial judge

following comments

following reliefs

general damages of the sum of n500,000.00

high court of justice

ibrahim miyimico

instance of the defendant

intimidation of the plaintiff

land use act

leading judgment

mallam kyari

original allottee of the land

plaintiff claims

price of the piece of land

produce evidence of authority

said piece of land

sale of the piece of land

statement of defence

supporting evidence

various times

JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Alhaji Musa Umar (hereinafter known as the plaintiff/appellant) had a dispute with Alhaji Tijani Saleh Geidam (hereinafter called "the defendant/respondent") relating to a piece of land measuring "about 500x250 meters" lying and situate at Bulumkutu Tsallake, Maiduguri, Borno State consisting of 15 rooms, and a bakery which the appellant/plaintiff alleged he had purchased from the defendant/respondent and is entitled to a Right of Occupancy over the plot of land. The dispute went before the High Court of Justice, Maiduguri, Borno State. The writ of summons was filed by the appellant on 3rd March, 2002. Paragraph 25 of the statement of claim sought the following reliefs against the respondent:

"25. WHEREFORE the plaintiff claims from the defendant:

(a) A declaration that the sale of the piece of land measuring about 500 by 250 meters to the plaintiff by the defendant's brothers, agents, servant, and/or privies is valid, subsist…

UMAR V. GEIDAM

UMAR
V.
GEIDAM