ONNOGHEN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kwara State High Court of Justice in suit No. KWS/20/2001 delivered by Hon. Justice A.S. Adebara of the Ilorin Division of that court on 6th July, 2001 in which the court entered judgment in favour of the respondent in an action under the Undefended List Procedure.
The facts of the case are that sometime in August, 1999 the respondent was offered and he accepted to buy the appellant's interest in a landed property situate at 6 Catchment Road, Dorin at the price of N2.5 million, which sum he paid in two instalments and was issued with exhibits B and C. He later paid a further sum of N82,500.00 after which he was given a copy of the resolution of the appellant to sell the said property and a letter also from the appellant to the former owners that the appellant had transferred its interests in the property to the respondent as evidenced in exhibits D and E.
That the Managing Director of the…