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MR. RAUFU OLAIYA & ANOR V. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF OSHOGBO

(2015) JELR 48755 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/I/47/2010  •  5 Feb 2015  •  Nigeria

Coram
SOTONYE DENTON WEST JCA; MOHAMMED A. DANJUMA JCA; JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI JCA;

Judgement

MOHAMMED A. DANJUMA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellants as applicants by motion on notice dated and filed on the 17th day of October, 2013 prayed this court for the following orders:

1. An order of this Honourable Court granting leave to the appellants/applicants to file and argue additional grounds of Appeal, endorsed on the schedule of amendment attached as Exhibit "B".

2. An order granting leave to the appellants/applicants to amend the notice of appeal dated 22nd day of January, 2010 by:

(a) Adding 3 additional grounds of appeal contained in Exhibit "B" as grounds (sic) 7, 8, and 9

(b) Adding the following reliefs to the reliefs contained in the notice of appeal dated 22nd January 2010.

(i) An order declaring that the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the plaintiff/respondent's claim ab initio and same be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

(ii) An order remitting the matter back to the High Court of Osun for trial on the merits before another …

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