CHIEF (MRS.) FUNMILAYO IKUMUYILO & ANOR V. CHIEF RUFUS AKINJAGUNLA

MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment delivered on the 3rd day of August, 2013 by Hon. Justice O. O. Akeredolu of the High Court of Ondo State, Ore Judicial Division, holding at Ondo.

The Plaintiff took out a writ of summons against the 1st defendant dated 7/2/2007. He applied for the 2nd defendant to be joined as a party after which the 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants also applied to the Court to be joined as parties to the suit. The writ of summons and statement of claim of the Plaintiff were filed on the 24/2/2009; the 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants on their part filed their statement of defence and counter claim against the Plaintiff and the 1st and 2nd defendants dated 27/3/2009. Parties amended their pleadings; by the Amended writ of summons and a statement of claim filed on 9/2/2010, the plaintiff claimed against the defendants for the following reliefs:

1. Court declaration that the plaintiff is the person entitled to…