YESUFU OYEDOKE & ORS. V. THE REGISTRERED TRUSTEES OF CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH

ADEKEYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Osun State High Court of Justice sitting at Osogbo in suit No. HOST 142/88 delivered on the 19th of July, 1993.

The facts of the case briefly put are that the plaintiffs now respondents before this court sued the defendants now appellants before this court jointly and severally for:-

1. The sum of N50,00 being general damages for trespass committed and being committed by the defendants, their servants, agents and, privies on the plaintiffs' land and premises at Ede in that sometime in November, 1988, the defendants and their servants, agents or privies wrongfully broke and entered upon the plaintiffs land and premises situate, lying and being at Talafia quarters Ede, Oyo State of Nigeria demolished the plaintiffs cement blocks thereon. The said land and premises have at all times being in the lawful possession of the plaintiffs.

2. A perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, agents and/…