CaseLaw
Oyelami V. Milad. Osun State (1999) CLR 7(b) (CA)
Brief
Facts
Appellants as plaintiffs sued the respondents in regard to the entitlement to the Baaleship of Ode Omu chieftaincy title stating that the Wingbolu/Akitikori family is according to custom, history and tradition of Ode Omu the only ruling house for the Baale of Ode Omu.
Judgment was delivered on 15th March, 1990 and the action was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Dissatisfied, appellants appealed to the Court of Appeal which dismissed the appeal based on lack of jurisdiction to go into the merits of the appeal. Dissatisfied, the appellants appealed to the Supreme Court.