Commentary on the case of Isaac Adebayo & ORS V Ersus Tade Sokoye (Suit NoFCA/1/75/77
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2015
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University of Ilorin Law Journal
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The paper analysis the judgment in the case of Isaac Adeboye v Ersus Trade Sokeye on family land disputes whether presented in the context of a suit for sale, partition, trespass or ownership, a corporate fight or a probate or trust case, are matters of the heart and law. They present challenges for how emotions and family dynamics are to be weighed against and balanced with legal rights and obligations. A Judicial decision or legal mandate may inadvertently address the underlying family land conflict or fully resolve the dispute. The desire to resolve disputes and preserve the family land and relationship is deeply embedded. In most of the family disputes there is a dissonance between wanting to win by being proven right and desire to make peace within the family. The paper concluded that the role of the judiciary is to help resolve the disputes within the confine of the law and allow justice prevail.
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Land, Family, dispute, judiciary, settlement
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UNLJ