MUKHTAR JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellants were sued by the respondents before the High Court of Lagos State (the court below) by writ of summons dated 21 November 1989, claiming the following reliefs: “1. N500,000.00 (five hundred thousand naira) damages for trespass committed by the defendants on the piece or parcel of land situate, lying and beingat Ejigbo, Lagos State which is more particularly described and delineated on survey plan No CD.728/77 dated 11 November 1977 prepared by C. Olu Dawodu registered surveyor. 2. Perpetual injunction restrainingthe defendants, their servants, agents and/or privies from entering, building,constructingupon or purporting to alienate any portion of the parcel of or, in any manner howsoever, committingany act of trespassor disturbing the plaintiffs’ possession of the piece or parcel of land situate at Ejigbo, Lagos State which is more particularly described and delineated on survey plan No. CD. 726/77 dated 11 November 1977 prepa…