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ADEPOJU AYANWALE & ORS V. BABALOLA ATANDA & ANOR

(1988) JELR 47915 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.198/1985  •  15 Jan 1988  •  Nigeria

Coram
ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI JSC; MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS JSC; CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA JSC; ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI JSC; EBENEZER BABASANYA CRAIG JSC;

Judgement

A. B. WALI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgement): The Writ of Summons by which the action in this case was initiated, was issued out in the Ibadan Judicial Division of the High court of Justice, Western Nigeria on 23rd August, 1965. When Oyo State was created in 1976, the action was transferred to the Oyo Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice, Oyo State. The action was commenced by Babalola Atanda for and on behalf of Apodun Family against

(1) Ajeigbe Maiyegun and

(2) Adepoju Ojediran

Asking for the following declaration and relief:

"1. Declaration of title, ownership and possession of all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Igangan Oyo Area, bounded on the 1st side by Shabiganna's farmland, on the second side by Balakia's farmland, on the third side by Shaiganna's farmland and on the fourth side by Ogundoyin's farmland.

2. #200.00 (TWO HUNDRED POUNDS STERLING) damages for trespass committed by the defendants on the said land in October, 1964.

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