NDIWE V. OKOCHA

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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑΝ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΧΑΣΕΣ
[1992]
2 Ν.Σ.Χ.Χ.
NDIWE V. OKOCHA
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ΜΙΧΗΑΕΛ Α. Ν∆ΙΩΕ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ς
ΑΝΤΗΟΝΨ ΧΗΥΜΑ ΟΚΟΧΗΑ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
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(φορ ηιµσελφ ανδ ον βεηαλφ
οφ Οκοχηα φαµιλψ Ογβε
Ονιρα Υµυδει Θυαρτερσ)
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
ΥΩΑΙΣ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΑΩΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΟΓΥΝ∆ΑΡΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΟΓΩΥΕΓΒΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΜΟΗΑΜΜΕ∆,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
24τη ϑυλψ, 1992.
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ Νο. ΣΧ. 8/1990.
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Appeals - Grounds of Appeal - Whether deemed abandoned where no argument advanced
thereon or issue formulated on - Whether appellate court can raise a point suo motu
without giving parties a chance to be heard on the issue.
Land
Law -
Title to land - Whether appellate court can pronounce on identity of land where
issue not raised before it.
Practice
and
Procedure - Whether an appeal determined on point not raised by parties
would lead to a miscarriage of justice.
ΙΣΣΥΕΣ:
1.
Ωηατ ισ τηε προπερ ορδερ το µακε βψ αν αππελλατε χουρτ ωηερε α σολιταρψ γρουνδ
οφ αππεαλ ισ δισµισσεδ βψ τηε χουρτ, οτηερ γρουνδσ οφ αππεαλ ηαϖινγ βεεν
αβανδονεδ?
2.
Ωηετηερ αν αππελλατε χουρτ χαν ραισε α ποιντ
συο µοτυ
δεχιδε τηε αππεαλ
τηερεον ωιτηουτ γιϖινγ τηε παρτιεσ α χηανχε το βε ηεαρδ ον τηε µαττερ?
3.
Ωηετηερ τηε δετερµινατιον οφ αν αππεαλ, βψ αν αππελλατε χουρτ, σολελψ ον α ποιντ
νοτ χανϖασσεδ βψ τηε παρτιεσ ωουλδ οχχασιον α µισχαρριαγε οφ ϕυστιχε?
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
Τηε πλαιντιφφσ βρουγητ αρτ αχτιον αγαινστ τηε δεφενδαντ ιν τηε Ηιγη Χουρτ οφ
ϑυστιχε, Ονιτσηα (Συιτ Νο. 0/122/178) χλαιµινγ τηε φολλοωινγ ρελιεφσ:
(ι)
∆εχλαρατιον τηατ τηε πλαιντιφφσ αρε εντιτλεδ το τηε Χυστοµαρψ Ριγητ οφ
Οχχυπανχψ οφ τηε πιεχε οφ λανδ σιτυατε ατ Ογβε Ονιρα Θυαρτερσ, Υµυδει
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ϖιλλαγε, Ονιτσηα µορε παρτιχυλαρλψ δελινεατεδ ανδ ϖεργεδ ΠΙΝΚ ιν συρϖεψ
πλαν Νο. ΕΧΑΣ. 137/78 ατταχηεδ το τηε στατεµεντ οφ χλαιµ.
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