CORAM
SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI
EMMANUEL OLAYINKA AYOOLA, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE DIOCESE OF ABA APPELLANT(S) / PLAINTIFF(S)
DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The Plaintiffs claimed they inherited the land in dispute from the Diocese of the Niger which the latter leased from the Government of Eastern Nigeria but gave no evidence in proof.
HELD
The court held that the court of appeal was right in dismissing the plaintiffs claim. ?
ISSUES
1. Whether the Diocese of the Niger extended to the Diocese of Aba and whether the latter succeeded the former.2. Whether the Appellant was not entitled to the land in dispute in terms of the Amended Statement of Claim.?
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
GEORGE v. DOMINION FLOUR MILLS (1993) 1 ALL NLR 71 at 77NATIONAL INVESTMENT & PROPERTIES CO. LTD v. THOMPSON ORGANISATION LTD (1969) NMLR 99 at 104;EMEGOKWE v. GEORGE (1973) 4 SC. 113 at 117 OBIOHA v. DURU (1994) 8 NWLR (PT. 365) 631, FASORO & ANOR. v. BEYIOKU & ORS. (1998) 2 N.W.L.R. (PT. 76) 263, BALOGUN v. AKANJI (1988) (N.W.L.R. (PT. 70) 301)?
STATUTES REFERRED TO
NONE