<p>KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the ruling of the High Court of Ondo State sitting at the Akure Judicial Division delivered on 11/2/2011 wherein the trial court overruled the defendant&#x27;s (now appellant&#x27;s) preliminary objection raised vide a motion on notice dated 4/10/10 and filed on 5/10/10 seeking the dismissal of the plaintiffs&#x27; (now respondents) suit in limine for lack of jurisdiction on the basis of estoppel per rem judicatam.</p><p> By their writ of summons dated 15/3/2010, the respondents instituted an action against the appellant at the court below for the following reliefs:</p><p> 1. Declaration that the plaintiff&#x27;s are the persons entitled to Statutory Rights of Occupancy in respect of a piece or parcel of land being at Ipona-nla farmland, Ondo Road, Akure bounded by Adun farmland and Akingbade farmland.</p><p> 2. Perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, her agents, privies, assigns, representatives and any person …</p>