SOTONYE DENTON WEST, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of His Lordship, Justice Y.A Bashir of the High of Court of Taraba State in suit no: TRSJ/8/2009 delivered on the 25th May, 2010. The plaintiff's herein the Respondent's claim for the declaration of title over a piece of land and other ancillary reliefs were granted by the trial Court against the Defendant herein the Appellant. Being dissatisfied with the whole decision, the Appellant filed a notice of Appeal containing 7 grounds of appeal against the said decision.
The Respondent who was the plaintiff at the trial lower court had taken out a writ against the Appellant as the Defendant claiming the following reliefs:
1. An order of declaration that the plaintiff is the person rightly entitled to be declared the owner of the piece of land measuring 2700 square metres covered by a certificate of occupancy no: TS/118 lying and situated at TSJP 3 layout on plot no: 6 (E) road in Nyama sal…