<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): </strong>By a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated 24th March 1994 filed before the High Court of Cross River State, sitting at Calabar, the appellant suing as <strong><em>&quot;next of kin and/or agent and representative of Late Chief Orok I. Orok&quot; </em></strong>sought the following reliefs against the defendant (now respondent):</p><p style="text-align: justify">(i) Injunction restraining defendant, its agents, servants and/or assigns from meddling by way of sale, take over or howsoever with Late Chief Orok. I. Orok&#x27;s property at Odukpani Road, Calaber registered as 96/96/62 of the Lands registry, Calabar.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(ii) An order that the plaintiff has already cleared late Chief Orok Ita Orok&#x27;s indebtedness to the Defendant through all the lodgments made since the late Chief&#x27;s demise.</p><p style="text-align: justify">(iii) N650,000.00 damages for embarrassing the plaintiff by sending someone to value/inspect the said property for sale on several days including 23/3/94 while same was occupied by other parties who…</p>