Yoruba customary law of inheritance

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  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

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  13 July 2015

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• AMUSAN VS. OLAWUNI (2002)→

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  Court of Appeal (Ibadan Division)

  Judgment date

  27 November 2001

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  • 1979 constitution section 236(1)→
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  • land use act 1978 sections 39(1) and 41→