CLEMENT OYEGADE AKINSETE & ORS. V. HIS ROYAL MAJESTY OBA VICTOR KILADEJO

KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Ondo State, sitting at Ondo delivered on 25/7/1997 granting all but one of the plaintiff's reliefs against the defendants. The appellants herein who were the defendants at the court below were dissatisfied with the judgment and originally filed a notice of appeal containing nine grounds of appeal. With leave of this court granted on 13/3/02 they filed nine additional grounds of appeal bringing the total grounds of appeal to eighteen. In compliance with the rules of this court the appellants originally filed a brief of argument dated 4/4/02 on 5/4/02. By an order granted on 10/12/02 the respondent was granted an extension of time within which to file his brief of argument. The brief was not filed within the time extended by the court. Subsequently the respondent filed a motion on notice dated 13/2/03 seeking an order further extending the time …