APPEAL - Exercise of discretion by trial court - Attitude of appeal court to - Unipetrol (Nig.) Plc. vs. Adireje West Africa Ltd. C.A. 1238 CHIEFTAINCY LAW - Amended Chieftaincy Declaration such as the Osemawe of Ondo Chieftaincy Declaration of 1991 in the instant case - When becomes valid and effective under Ondo State Chiefs Law - Adewole vs. Adesanoye (No. 2) C.A. 1397 COURT - Trial court - Duty on where it observes that a preliminary objection cannot be determined without going to the merit of the substantive matters - Adebayo vs. Oja-Iya Community Bank Nig. Ltd. C.A. 1360 EVIDENCE - Witness - Testimony of - Acceptance of part of and rejection of the other part by court - Propriety of - Yav vs. State C.A. 1310 INJUNCTION - Interlocutory injunction vis-a-vis stay of proceedings - Where both are pending - Which should command priority - Total Nig. Plc vs. Victoria Island & Ikoyi Residents Association C.A. 1340 JUDGMENT AND ORDERS - Misconception of nature of suit by court - Consequences of - Probability of arriving at a wrong conclusion - Ladejobi vs. Oguntayo S.C. 1209 LAND LAW - Survey plan - Usefulness of where traditional history is relied on as root of title - Omoniyi vs. Akiyode C.A. 1374 LOCUS STANDI - Determination of - Need for utmost judicial careful appraisal before court strikes out names of parties for lack of locus standi - Ladejobi vs. Oguntayo S.C. 1209 NUISANCE - Public nuisance - Whether a person suing for need the consent of the Attorney-General - Total Nig. Plc vs. Victoria Island & Ikoyi Residents Association C.A. 1340 PLEADINGS - Doctrine of res ipsa loquitur - Plea of - Whether can be pleaded as an alternative plea to the plea of negligence - Unipetrol (Nig.) Plc. vs. Adireje West Africa Ltd. C.A. 1238 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Preliminary objection - Where cannot be determined without going to the merit of the substantive matter - Duty on trial court - Adebayo vs. Oja-Iya Community Bank Nig. Ltd. C.A. 1360 STATUTE - Retrospective statute - Attitude of court thereto - Adewole vs. Adesanoye (No. 1) C.A. 1387 WORDS AND PHRASES - ‘Prima facie’ case - Meaning of in criminal trials - Yav vs. State C.A. 1310