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JUSTINA ANORUO NZE V. DENNISON ONYEACHUGWO

(2013) JELR 35904 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/PH/353/2006  •  22 Mar 2013  •  Nigeria

Coram
JOHN INYANG OKORO JCA; PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE JCA; HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI JCA;

Appearances
M.I. Ahamba (SAN), with C.C. Okoroaja, Esq., K.O. Ahamba, Esq; and O.U. Okajo (Miss), For Appellant J.I. Ogamba, Esq. For Respondent

Judgement
<p>PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of N.O. Adigwe J. of the High Court of Owerri and delivered on the 16th day of May 2005.</p><p> The Appellant was the defendant in the lower court and the judgment was in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent whereby the judge granted all the reliefs sought by the plaintiff.</p><p> Dissatisfied with the said judgment the Defendant/Appellant has now brought this appeal. The reliefs sought by the Plaintiff in the lower court were as follows:</p><p> 1. N1,000.00 being damages for trespass to the plaintiff&#x27;s parcel of land known as and called &quot;ALA NWOKWU&quot; in the plaintiff&#x27;s possession situate at Umungada Irete within the jurisdiction of this court.</p><p> 2. An injunction restraining the defendant by herself, servants, and/or agents from committing further acts of trespass on the said land.</p><p> The brief facts of the case are thus:</p><p> The land in dispute known as &quot;ALA NWOKWU&quot; is a portion of a larger parcel of land situate at…</p>

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