<p>S. U. ONU, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court of Oyo State, Ife Judicial Division, holden at Ile-Ife the plaintiff, herein respondent claimed against the defendants now appellants jointly and severally the following reliefs:-</p><p> &quot;(a) The sum of Ten thousand Naira (N10,000) as General Damages for the wrongful destruction and destructive and or wrongful reaping of the plaintiff&#x27;s palm trees between February and March, 1983 on a portion of the plaintiff&#x27; s farm-land at Iponrin Adegoroye Ogunleye farmland in lfe District let to the 1st defendant orally and later witnessed in writing by an Agreement dated the 28th day of December, 1964.</p><p> Injunction restraining the defendants, their agents and privies from further tampering with the said palm trees.&quot;</p><p> Pleadings were ordered, filed and exchanged by the parties. The case went to trial and after the addresses of counsel, the learned trial Judge (Oguntoye, J.) in a well considered judgment dated the 23rd day of May, 1984, fo…</p>