MAJEKODUNMI. V ABINA

Issue:

The facts of this case briefly stated are that the respondents' predecessor-in-title, Babatunde Badaru Abina applied to be registered as the lst proprietor of No. 66, Karimu Street, Surulere, Lagos under the Registration of Titles Law of Lagos State, 1973. One Williams Sanyaolu objected to the registration and in addition applied for first registration of Nos. 66 and 68 Karimu Street, Surulere, Lagos. The grounds of the objection of Williams Sanyaolu are: (i) that the objector is the absolute owner of Nos. 66 and 68 Karimu Street, Surulere through purchase in 1941 from Imam Idris Ashaka; that he had obtained the deed of Conveyance which had been registered as No. 17 at page 47 in volume 720 of the Lagos Land Registry; and (ii) that the objector took up possession of the premises as . from 1941 and built a house on it and had let both premises to tenants who regularly paid him the agreed rents. The Registrar of Titles consolidated both applications and after trial, entered judgment for the respondent. Williams Sanyaolu. the objector appealed to the High Court of Lagos State. Adefarasin, C. J. (as he then was) dismissed his appeal. His further appeal to the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division was dismissed on 11-9-89. Not satisfied with the judgment of the court below, he has further appealed to the Supreme Court.