CaseLaw
Okagbue V. Romaine (1982) CLR 5(a) (SC)
Judgement delivered on May 21st 1982
Brief
Facts
In this appeal the challenge is to the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (hereinafter in this judgment referred to as "the Court of Appeal") Aseme, Alfa Belgore and Adenekan Ademola, J.J.C.A dismissing an appeal of the appellants from the judgment of the trial Court based mainly on findings of facts made by that court (Francis Nwokeki, J) upon evidence which the appellants submit should have been disregarded because, they contend, they (i.e. the evidence) "go to no issue".
More importantly, plaintiff/respondent, claimed damages for trespass to land, and an injunc¬tion seeking to stop the appellants from building on land or doing acts that were inconsistent with the plaintiff's rights over said land. The defendants claimed that they were invitees or licenses on the land and that they could not there¬fore be sued as trespassers.
The plaintiff claimed that the defendants had ex¬ceeded the purpose for which she invited them into the land.
The trial Judge held in favour of the plaintiff. The defendants appealed to the Federal Court of Appeal which was dismissed and they then appealed to the Supreme Court.