AGBAJE V. ADIGUN

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AGBAJE V. ADIGUN

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AGBAJE V. ADIGUN

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MICHAEL ADEBAYO AGBAJE

V.

1.

ALHAJI LASISI ADIGUN

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MOGAJI OGANLA)

2.

LATUBOSUN OGANLA

3.

BUSARI AJANI OGANLA

APPLICANT

RESPONDENTS

APPEAL No. SC. 275/1990.

SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA

UWAIS,

J.S.C.

KAWU,

J.S.C.

OMO,

J.S.C.

KUTIGI,

J.S.C.

OGUNDARE,

J.S.C.

8th January, 1993.

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Αππεαλ − Αδµισσιον οφ ιναδµισσιβλε εϖιδενχε βψ τριαλ χουρτ − Εφφεχτ ον αππεαλ − Αππεαλ

ρεθυιρινγ λεαϖε οφ χουρτ − Εφφεχτ ωηερε λεαϖε νοτ σουγητ ανδ οβταινεδ − Ραισινγ φρεση

ποιντσ ατ Συπρεµε Χουρτ − Χονσιδερατιονσ − Αβσενχε οφ Χουνσελ ατ ηεαρινγ αφτερ φιλινγ

βριεφ − Εφφεχτ − Αβανδονεδ Νοτιχε οφ Αππεαλ − Εφφεχτ.

Εϖιδενχε − Αδµισσιον οφ ιναδµισσιβλε εϖιδενχε βψ τριαλ χουρτ − Ι−λοω τρεατεδ ον αππεαλ

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∆οχυµεντσ − Ωηετηερ δοχυµεντ ρεϕεχτεδ ιν εϖιδενχε χαν βε µαδε υσε οφ συβσεθυεντλψ

− Ωηετηερ ωρονγφυλ αδµισσιον οφ εϖιδενχε ωιλλ ϖιτιατε ϕυδγµεντ.

Πραχτιχε ανδ Προχεδυρε − Τριαλ Χουρτ − Ωηετηερ χαν σιτ ον αππεαλ οϖερ ιτσ οων δεχισιον.

ISSUES:

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1. Whether an appellant can raise on appeal, without leave of court, an issue not

raised at the lower court.

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Whether a Court can raise

suo motu

an issue not raised by the parties.

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What should the court do when writing its judgment and discovers that there

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is a point of law in which no address has been delivered?

FACTS:

The claim of the respondents (as plaintiffs) in the High Court was for

(a)

f41,000 general damages for trespass committed and which is still being

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committed by the defendant on the plaintiffs land situate lying and being

at Arena, Lemomu Street, Ekotedo, lbadan, which is to be more particularly

described on a plan to be filed later on.

(b)

Injury to restrain the defendants, his servants, agents and privies from

committing any further acts of trespass on the said land.

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