On composition of privies in estate.
Privies in estate always include the vendor, purchaser, lessor and lessee. [Po 162] Para. A
"In this instant case, the 1st Respondent being an innocent purchaser of the landed property in question cannot be regarded as a stranger or new party and as such his inclusion would not prevent the application of the defence of Res Judicata. See Coker v. Sanyaolu (1976) NSCC 566, 575. With regard to the third Respondent, his inclusion in the suit was because he is a nominal or statutory party who conducted or supervised the attachment and sale of the landed property. Similarly, his inclusion in the suit could not be regarded as fatal to the defence of res judicata in the suit too. " -Per Sanusi, JSC. [Po 162] Paras. A-C Cole v. Jibunoh & Ors. [2016] 1 M. J. S. C (Pt. I)
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