MR. RAUFU OLAIYA & ANOR V. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF OSHOGBO
(2015) JELR 48755 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/I/47/2010
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5 Feb 2015
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Nigeria
Coram
SOTONYE DENTON WEST JCA;
MOHAMMED A. DANJUMA JCA;
JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI JCA;
Appearances
Chukwu-Emeka O. Amaghiro, ESQ. For Appellant
M. O. Okediya, ESQ. For Respondent
Judgement
<p>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:</p><p> 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".</p><p> 2. An order granting leave to the appellants/applicants to amend the notice of appeal dated 22nd day of January, 2010 by:</p><p> (a) Adding 3 additional grounds of appeal contained in Exhibit "B" as grounds (sic) 7, 8, and 9</p><p> (b) Adding the following reliefs to the reliefs contained in the notice of appeal dated 22nd January 2010.</p><p> (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.</p><p> (ii) An order remitting the matter back to the High Court of Osun for trial on the merits before another …</p>