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The High Court dismissed an appeal over lake-shore land, holding the appellant was an unlawful occupier and the respondent had a valid local authority licence.
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, upholding findings that the appellant sold the disputed farm and that a photocopy of the sale agreement was admissible.
The trial court correctly applied the agreed compensation rates for each banana plant as per Exhibit P.2, since the appellant's cluster formula was not communicated to the respondent and lacked evidentiary support. The appellant's internal arrangement could not override the agreed and communicated compensation procedure.
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The trial court correctly applied the agreed compensation rates per banana plant as established in Exhibit P.2 and supported by evidence of a lawful meeting; the appellant's formula for compensation by cluster was not communicated to the respondent and is unreliable.
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Second appeal over a village land re-allocation dispute. The High Court upheld concurrent lower-court findings, confirmed compensation for uprooted cassava, and dismissed the appeal.
Second appeal dismissed: the High Court held the disputed land belonged to the government, so neither party could claim ownership, and the compensation paid was fair.
The High Court allowed an appeal over land and crop compensation, holding that a respondent who planted crops after an oral agreement expired was not entitled to compensation.
The High Court applied Islamic inheritance rules to a deceased’s estate, remitted distribution for implementation, and dismissed a land/compensation appeal.
The High Court allowed a criminal appeal for stealing cassava, holding the evidence did not prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and that the dispute was essentially civil.
The Court of Appeal upheld findings that the respondent inherited the disputed land, while the first appellant had only borrowed and later abandoned it. The appeal was dismissed.
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