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| TITLE | MAIN ISSUES |
| MELFORD AGALA & ORS. V. CHIEF BENJAMIN OKUSIN & ORS | ACTION – PLEADINGS- purpose of –bindingness of on parties |
| MERCANTILE GROUP (EUROPE) AG V. AIYELA AND OTHERS | ACTION:- Discovery – Discovery against persons against whom no cause of action – Jurisdiction – Action against several defendants – Compromise of action on terms that first defendant admitting liability and undertaking to pay sums due and plaintiff abandoning causes of action against fourth defendant – First defendant not paying sums due and plaintiff entering judgment – How treated |
| MESSRS S.C.O.A MOTORS DEPARTMENT V. OKOEBOR | ACTION:- For refund of money deposited – Receipt issued – Money collected by another person unlawfully presenting receipt – Liabilities of payer. |
| MIN OF LAGOS MINES & POWER V. AKIN OLUGBADE | ACTION:- Civil Action – Application by motion seeking an order from the Supreme Court to review a previous decision Under Order 7 Rule 29 of the Supreme Court Rules Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to hear motion. |
| MOBIL OIL NIGERIA LIMITED V. NABSONS LMITED | ACTION:- Parties to an action -Joinder of parties – Rules governing. |
| MOBIL PRODUCING NIGERIA UNLIMITED V. SIMEON ONOKPO AND ORS. | |
| MODE NIGERIA LIMITED V. UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC | ACTION:- Legal representation – Who can appear on behalf of party in court-Whether layman can represent a party in court – Whether director can represent a company. |
| MOHAMMED TUKUR V. MARYAM UMAR YAR’ADUA & ORS. | ACTION – CLAIM: Whether an alternative claim can only be considered after the first or principal relief has been refused |
| MOLAJO V. ALAO | ACTION |
| MONSOUR HABIB V. LAGOS EXECUTIVE DEV. BOARD | ACTION:- Actions relating to Lagos Town Planning Ordinance – How commenced – Sections 45 – 47 Town Planning Ordinance. |
| MORECAB FINANCE (NIG.) LTD. V. EZEKIEL OKOLI | ACTION:- Cause of action – How determined |
| MOROHUNFOLA V. KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | ACTION:- Action founded on contract – Plaintiff to give sufficient particulars in his pleading for the identification of the contract – Pleadings – Function and constituents of-Parties bound by their pleadings -Evidence on matters not pleaded |
| MORRIS AND OTHERS V. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND OTHERS | |
| MOTUNWASE V. SORUNGBE | ACTION:- Representative action – Claim for Damages – Award of Personal damages–Propriety of |
| MOZIE V. MBAMALU | ACTION:- Parties to an action – Competency of plaintiff to institute action -Issue of-Jurisdictional nature of- When can be raised – Proper order court should make.
ACTION:- Parties to an action – Family property – Who can sue to protect same – Whether consent of family necessary. |
| MR AMAKU EFFIONG ENE V. CHIEF PAUL BASSEY ETIM | ACTION:- PLEADINGS: The importance of pleadings |
| MR KINGSLEY NWACHUKWU v. MR ULONNAM OKAELU | ACTION – REPRESENTATIVE ACTION: Essential conditions for bringing a successful representative action – a religious body not registered under Part C of the Companies and Allies Matters Act, CAMA – the only lawful way to commence an action by such a body |
| MR. AYODELE IGBOKOYI & ORS V. ALHAJI RAHEEM ADETORO LAWAL | ACTION – DECLARATORY RELIEFS:- Whether granted to a party on the strength of that party’s evidence before the court |
| MR. DAVID UMARU & ANOR V. DR. MUAZU BABANGIDA ALIYU & ORS. | ACTION:- When a cause of action accrues |
| MR. EMMANUEL EKPENYONG & ANOR V. MR. JAY OBANYA & ANOR | ACTION:- DISMISSAL OF ACTION: The effect/consequence of dismissing an action in limine |
| MR. GAMU YARE V. ALHAJI ADAMU NUNKU AND ORS | ACTION:- Statute of Limitation – Nature of and construction of. |
| MR. GHASSAN SAIDI & ANOR V. MR. ALAKE OSAROBO IBUDE | ACTION:- Effect of fact that was not pleaded in the course of a matter – whether a party who sought for a declaratory relief must adduce cogent and credible evidence that he was entitled to the relief |
| MR. K.G. WALTER V. SKYLL NIGERIA LIMITED | ACTION – When a claim has a nexus with an illegal transaction – how treated. |
| MR. L. A. OHIOWELE V. MR. EDWARD IGHODARO | ACTION – PLEADINGS:- Means of proof – Whether determined by nature of fact under investigation – Cases tried on pleadings – Duty of parties to prove their respective cases by the best evidence the issue in dispute or controversy demands – Whether the means of proof is invariably indicated or informed by the nature of the fact under investigation |
| MR. OVUZORIE MACAULEY & ORS V. MR. JOHN ATA & ORS | ACTION – MODE OF ORIGINATING SUMMONS: Procedure for commencing an action by the mode of originating summons/motion – whether designed to deal with question of simple construction of documents and/or statutes or on the determination of facts which ex facie are not hostile and contentious between the parties – whether the usual and common way of bringing an action is by the issuance of a writ of summons – whether matters which involve serious questions or disputations/controversies can be initiated originating summons/motions or by settling of pleadings by the parties to ventilate their positions fully in respect of the claim – need for trial courts to be wary of entertaining and determining contentious and hostile claims on originating summons/motions – where affidavit evidence deposed to by the parties in an action commenced by originating summons/motion are largely on disputed or conflicting facts – whether the action is not to be struck out – whether an appellate court can order that pleadings be filed and exchanged between the parties and that the suit be determined on merits |
| MR. S. A. AMADI AND OTHERS V. ENGINEER EFFIONG A. ESSIEN | ACTION: Contract and Tort |
| MR. SAMUEL ASONIBARE V. MOHAMMED MAMODU & ANOR | ACTION:- JOINDER OF NECESSARY PARTY – IRREGULARITY: “Order 11 rule 3 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 1988 of Oyo State – Whether failure to join a necessary party is only an irregularity which does not affect the competence of the court to adjudicate on the matter before it – When such failure is deemed an irregularity that leads to unfairness – Whether could result in the setting aside of the judgment on appeal |
| MR. SUNDAY ADEGBITE TAIWO V. SERAH ADEGBORO & ORS | ACTION – LOCUS STANDI: When a plaintiff is deemed to satisfy the court that he has Locus Standi – need to show that his civil rights and obligations have been or are in danger of being infringed – need for a nexus between the claimant and the disclosed cause of action concerning his rights or obligations – whether Locus Standi is determined by examining only the statement of claim – whether in determining whether a party has locus standi, the chances that the action may not succeed is an irrelevant consideration – Two tests in determining locus standi of a person – need for the action to be justiciable – need for there to be a dispute between the parties – objection to a plaintiffs Locus standi – need to attack his competence to sue as to whether he has any legal or equitable interest to protect – justification of the rule being developed primarily to protect the courts from being used as a playground by professional Litigants, or, and meddlesome interlopers, busy bodies who really have no real stake or interest in the subject matter of the Litigation |
| MRS. FOLASADE OYEWOLE V. MRS. VICTORIA LASISI | ACTION:- Inadvertence of counsel – Rule that its effect is usually not visited on the client – Justification – When will not apply
ACTION – Locus standi – duty of court to consider same first. |
| MRS. M B AMUSAN V. MR. DANIEL OBIDEYI |
ACTION – Statute barred action- effect of – Limitation Edict No 11, 1989 Oyo State – purport of. ACTION – Action in Detinue- meaning of ACTION – Cause of action – accrual of- statute barred action- how determined. |
| MRS. C. I. ADETUTU & ORS. V. MRS. W.O. ADEROHUNMU & ORS | ACTION:- PLEADINGS: Whether an amendment of pleadings can be allowed during proceeding |
| MRS. CELILIA KANJAL V. MARY IFOP | ACTION:- Cause of action – Meaning – whether defect in competence of an action affects the competence of the court to entertain it |
| MRS. FOLUKE MUDASIRU & ORS. V. A. O. KALU ONYEARU & ORS. |
ACTION: Fraudulent or bad faith application – Judgment obtained therefrom – When obtained ex parte – Legal effect – How treated ACTION – JOINDER OF PARTIES:- Whether matter of substantive law or procedural law – Purpose of – Who may be allowed to join in a suit – Constitutional basis of |
| MRS. OBARO V. PROBATE REGISTRAR | ACTION – COUNTER-AFFIDAVITS:- Failure to file any counter affidavit on the originating summons but instead choosing to file the preliminary objection on ground of jurisdiction to the institution of the originating summons by the appellant – Duty of court thereto – Whether court must dispose of such jurisdictional issue first, before it considers the merit or otherwise of the matter |
| MUSTAFA V. MONGUNO LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
| MUSTAPHA V. GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE AND OTHERS | ACTION:- Whether the law applicable to an action is that existing when cause of action arose or that existing when jurisdiction of court is invoked |
| MUTUAL LIFE AND CITIZENS’ ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER V. CLIVE RALEIGH EVATT | |
| N.A. WILLIAMS & ORS. V. HOPE RISING VOLUNTARY FUNDS SOCIETY | ACTION:- Application for exercise of court discretion to enlarge time to bring application out of time and prayer to have judgment set aside and to have the substantive suit re-list for hearing – Need to consider the two separately starting with application for extension of time – Whether consideration for prayer to set aside is defeated on the failure of application for extension of time |
| N.I.D.B. V. ADVANCE BEVERAGES INDUSTRIES LTD |
ACTION:- Cause of action – when arises. ACTION:- Court that has jurisdiction to entertain a cause of action. |
| N.M. JEBARA v.MERCURY ASSURANCE CO. LTD. | ACTION |
| N.P.A V. CONSTRUZIONI GENERALI F.C.S. | ACTION:- Civil Action – Failure to adjourn to enable a party to call his witnesses – S.97 of the Ports Act – Application to counterclaim and contracts – Effects |
| NAKYAUTA V. MAIKONA AND ANOTHER. | ACTION – Writ of execution – Declaration – Sheriffs and Civil Processes Law Cap. 123 – Land Tenure Law Cap. 59 |
| NANTA ORIANWO & ORS V. L. O. OKENE & ORS | ACTION – CROSS-ACTION:- Effect of cross-action |
| NASR V. B. BEIRUT-RIYAD NIG. BANK LTD. | ACTION:- Claim for the recovery of title deeds – Plaintiff depositing title deeds with defendant bank – Whether breach of S.7(1)(g) of the Banking Act by bank |
| NASCO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED V. A. N. AMAKU TRANSPORT LIMITED | ACTION – PLEADINGS:- The purpose of pleadings |
| NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND ANOR V. LADY AYODELE ALAKIJA AND ANOR | ACTION:- originating summons-circumstances under which originating summons can be used to institute proceedings |
| NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY V. MATTHEW ABA | ACTION:– Action for wrongful dismissal – whether it is essential to plead non-compliance with contract of service – Claim not supported by statement of claim – Effect of |
| NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY V. TONY UGBAJA | ACTION:- Commencement of actions -Modes of commencing action -Originating summons – When not desirable |
| NATIONAL EMPLOYERS MUTUAL GENERAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LTD V. MARTINS | ACTION |
| NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC V. DANIEL AND OTHERS | |
| NDI OKEREKE ONYUIKE V. THE PEOPLE OF LAGOS STATE & ORS | ACTION – JURISTIC PERSON:- “People of Lagos State” – Whether a creation of the law and not some fanciful phrase like “unknown persons”– Whether the “people of Lagos State” can be a party within the contemplation of Section 6(6)(b) of the 1999 Constitution as a collective nomenclature of “the people of Lagos State!” equivalent to “We, The people” – Section 253 ACJL – Whether confers legal personality “people of Lagos State” which is entitle to sue and be sued even though not a body corporate – whether constitutional justifiable |
| NDU V. THE STATE | ACTION – ADDRESS OF COUNSEL:- Addresses of Counsel – Importance of – Whether right of address can be waived |
| NEKA B.B.B. MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. V. AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK LTD. |
ACTION:- Action in detinue – Remedies available to plaintiff- Where chattel is not profit earning – Damages for detention of- Assessment of ACTION:- Cause of action – Invitation to treat – Whether can form basis of cause of action. |
| NIDOCCO LIMITED V. MRS. I. A. GBAJABIAMILA | ACTION – RELIEF SOUGHT: Whether relief not sought by parties can be granted and the effect when court grants same, this court opined as follows – whether court is Father Christmas which can go around granting to parties relief they have not asked for – adversarial system of litigation – duty of court to make orders on the lis or issues raised by the parties – |
| NIGERIA AIRWAYS LTD V. JOSEPH A. AIYEORIBE | ACTION:– Wrongful dismissal of suit – proper relief in respect thereof. |
| NIGERIA AIRWAYS LTD V. NURU HAJAJ COMPANY LTD | ACTION |
| NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION V. AKAHALL & SONS CO. LTD |
ACTION:- Cause of action – Law applicable thereto – How determined. ACTION:- Commencement of actions – Filing of application for issuance of writ of summons and issuance of summons -Distinction between – Implication and relevance of the distinction. |
| NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION v. UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. & ANOR | ACTION AND COURT PROCEDURE – “ABUSE OF COURT PROCESS”: Definition of “abuse of court process” – How determined – Whether institution of multiple actions on the same subject amounts to abuse of court process – Requirements for sustaining an action based on abuse of court process |
| NIGERIA HOUSING DEV. SOCIETY LTD AND ANOTHER V. MUMUNI | ACTION:- Claim – Counter claim – Effect of failure to answer counter-claim – Trial Judge granting relief not sought for – Propriety of |
| NIGERIA PORTS AUTHORITY V. ABU AIRADION AJOBI – CA | ACTION:– Ground of Appeal – whether issue not arising therefrom is competent – if issue found incompetent – effect of.
ACTION:– When limitation law begins to run |
| NIGERIAN AIR FORCE V. EX.SQN. LEADER A. OBIOSA | ACTION:- Limitation of actions – Military law – Trial of officers thereunder-Time limit therefor-Section 169(2), Armed Forces Decree No. 105, 1993 (as amended) – Trial of officer three months after his disengagement from service – Whether valid. |
| NIGERIAN BANK FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY V. INTEGRATED GAS (NIGERIA) LIMITED | ACTION:- Litigation – Basis of – Duty on parties to place their cases fully before court for full adjudication |
| NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION V. CLIFCO NIGERIA LIMITED |
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION:- Role of Counsel who has been briefed and has accepted the brief – Rule that he has full control of the case and has a duty to conduct the case in the manner proper to him, so far as he is not in fraud of his client – Whether can compromise the case or submit to judgment – Effect PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION – THE AWARD OF COST:- When proper – Whether award of cost solely at the discretion of court – Duty of court in making an award of costs PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION – CLAIM:- Distinction between main claim and alternative claim – When court can consider alternative claim – Whether must necessarily follow failure of main claim PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION:- Where an issue is raised suo motu by court – Need to allow the parties to address court on it – Effect of failure thereto |
| NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION V. LUTIN INVESTMENT LTD | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION:- Arbitral proceedings – Preliminary objections – Nature of evidence needed to support same – When objection may be deemed premature – Relevant considerations |
| NIGERIAN SPANNISH ENGINEERING CO. LTD V. CHIEF E. I. NDUKAS EZENDUKA | ACTION:– Action to set aside judgment allegedly obtained by fraud – whether can constitute an abuse of court process or res judicata. |
| NIGERIAN SWEET & CONFECTIONARY CO. LTD V. TATE & LYLE NIGERIA LTD | |
| NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY V. NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY | ACTION:- Academic and Speculative Suit – Meaning of – Duty of court not to entertain same |
| NIMB V. UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC | ACTION:- Institution of action – Essentials |
| NOIBI V. FIKOLATI AND ANOTHER | ACTION: Transfer of action from customary to High Court – Where proper procedure for instituting actions not followed – Failure to order pleadings – Effect on claim – Whether proceedings thereby nullified – Order for filing pleadings – Whether mandatory. |
| NKUMA V. ODILI | ACTION:- Compensation for land – Claim therefor – Whether synonymous with claim for declaration of title to land- Whether claimant must prove title. |
| NSIT IBOM LOCAL GOVERNMENT & ANOR V. OBONG LAWRENCE UWEM IYOHO | ACTION – COMMENCEMENT OF AN ACTION:- Whether or not an action can be instituted by installments |
| NTOE ANDREW ANSA AND OTHERS V. CHIEF ASUQUO ARCHIBONG ISHIE AND OTHERS | ACTION:- Action in trespass – Basis of – Who can maintain – How proved.
ACTION:- Cause of action – Misjoinder of causes of action or parties – Options open to the court. |
| NTOE ANDREW O ANSA & ORS V. CHIEF E.H. ETIM & ANOR | ACTION:- CAUSE OF ACTION: When a cause of action can arise |
| NTUFAM J. A. OFFIONG V. EASTERN NIGERIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | ACTION:- commencement of action by a motion-Order II Rule 1 of the High Court rules |
| NUBA COMMERCIAL FARMS LTD V. NAL MERCHANT BANK LTD | ACTION:- Whether a trial court can grant to the counter claimants more than it had claimed. |
| NWAELE V. ONWUMERE | ACTION:- Reversal of trial Judge’s finding of facts by appellate Judge without hearing or seeing witnesses – Whether proper. |
| NWAGBOGU V. IBEZIAKO | ACTION:- When order for fresh trial de novo will be deemed appropriate |
| NWOSU V. OFFOR | ACTION:– Limitation Law – Scope of-Where cause of action concealed by fraud or plaintiff suffering disability -Whether applicable. |
| NWOSU V. OTUNOLA | ACTION:- Action for recovery of possession of premises, for mesne profits, and for injunction-Outbreak of civil war interrupted plaintiff’s possession-Defendant claimed purchase of land from plaintiff’s agent with consent of Ojora Chieftaincy Family-Plaintiff non-suited for failure to call Ojora Chieftaincy Family as witness-Appeal—Failure to call Chieftaincy Family – Whether not fatal to plaintiff’s case-Plaintiff |
| NZE BENSON OBIALOR & ANOR V. JOSIAH UCHENDU & ORS | ACTION – AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS:- Rule that amendment of pleadings should be allowed to plaintiff – Exception – Where it will entail injustice to the respondent – Where the applicant is acting mala fide – Where by his slander, the applicant has done some injury to the respondent which cannot be compensated by costs or otherwise |
| OANDO NIGERIA PLC V. ADIJERE WEST AFRICA LIMITED | ACTION – PLEADING – TRAVERSE AND AVERMENTS:- Meaning of traverse and historical treatment under the Rules of Court – Old position – Order 18 Rule 13(4) under the Rules of the Supreme Court, 1976 – Stipulation that any allegation that a party has suffered damage and any allegation as to the amount of damages is deemed to be traversed unless specifically admitted – New position – Order 18 Rule 13 of the Supreme Court Rules 1989 – Stipulation that any averment/allegation of fact made by a party in his pleading is deemed to be admitted by the opposite party unless it is traversed by that party in his pleading or a joinder of issue under rule 14 operates as a denial of it – Order 25 of the Plateau State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules – Whether carries the same import as the new position under Supreme Court Rules 1989 – Whether the rule built up by the common law that matters in bar of the action must be pleaded but matters in mitigation need not is no longer the law in Nigeria – Whether the new Rule applies not only in mitigation in the exact sense of avoiding the consequences of a wrong but also to mitigation where damages are affected by the conduct, character and circumstances of various parties and where a plaintiff suing for breach of contract is also himself in breach |
| OBA AFOLAYAN ABIOYE V. OBA FELIX ABIDOYE | ACTION – FACTS OR ISSUES IN PLEADINGS:- Whether facts or issues averred to in pleadings are issues |
| OBA E.A. IPINLAIYE II V. CHIEF JULIUS OLUKOTUN |
ACTION – PLEADINGS: Effect of pleadings not pleaded ACTION – PLEADINGS: Effect of pleadings not pleaded |
| OBA OLUWADARE ADEPOJU ADESINA & ANOR. V. JOSEPH OLU OJO & ORS. | ACTION – DECLARATORY ACTION:– conditions exercise of the discretion in granting same |
| OBASANJO V. YUSUF |
ACTION:- Cause of action – Law applicable thereto – What is. ACTION:- Commencement of action – Duty on plaintiff in respect thereof- Duty to comply strictly with provisions of enabling law. ACTION:- Merit of action – Whether can be determined at interlocutory stage. |
| OBASI BROTHERS MERCHANT COMPANY LIMITED V. MERCHANT BANK FOR AFRICA SECURITIES LIMITED (2005) (SC) |
ACTION:- Counter-claim -Nature of -How proved. ACTION:- Discontinuance of action – Where plaintiff seeks to discontinue action – Proper order for court to make – What determines. ACTION:- Dismissal of action – Connotation and effect of – When will be treated as striking out. |
| OBI NWANZE OKONJI & ORS V. GEORGE NJOKANMA & ORS | ACTION |
| OBIAMALU V. NWOSU | ACTION:- Order for extension of time within which to perfect conditions of appeal – Stay of execution. |
| OBIKOYA V. THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES | ACTION:- Commencement of suit under wrong sections of a statute – When fatal – Application to Court under Section 226(1) (instead of Section 218) of the Companies Decree 1968 seeking sanction of court to enable applicant continue a court action originally instituted by company before it was wound up – Lack of jurisdiction of Court to entertain action in view of provisions of Section 8 of Federal Revenue Court Decree, 1973 as amended by Decree No. 38 of 1973. |
| OBINYAN V. ISHAN DIVISIONAL NATIVE AUTHORITY | ACTION:- Money had and received – Liability for. |
| OBMIAMI BRICK & STONE (NIG.) LTD. V. A. C. B. LTD. | ACTION:- Counter-claim – Nature of – Need for counter claim to be proved Failure of proof – Effect – Proper order to make. |
| ODERINLO V. SOWANDE | ACTION:- Registration of Title under the Registration of Titles Act, when ultra vires. |
| ODIFE V. ANIEMEKA | ACTION:- Representative actions – Whether failure to obtain or prove order to sue in that capacity fatal to claim – Legal personality – How acquired |
| ODJEVWEDJE V. ECHANOKPE | ACTION – EQUITY:- Estoppel – Estoppel per rem judicatam – Issue estoppels – Action estoppels – Meaning and effects of – Whether can be used as a shield or sword |
| ODOEMENA V. UGORJI |
ACTION:- Representative action – Instituted at Native Court – Transferred to Old Supreme Court – Approval of Court not needed. ACTION:- Representative action – Whether parties fought the action in representative capacity – Test of. |
| ODUA INVESTMENT COMPANY V. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PRIVATISATION | ACTION:- Notice of discontinuance terminates action). |
| ODUBANJO V. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD | ACTION:- Negligence-Motor Vehicle-Accident-Insurance Co. alone sued as Defendant-No disclosure as to person insured or as to who drove vehicle negligently-Whether action maintainable Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Act Acp. 126 SS 10 & I1;Third Parties (Rights against Insurances) Act, 1930. |
| ODUNTAN AND 3 ORS V. GIWA AND 2 ORS. | ACTION:- Family member seeking to protect personal and family interest in family land – Whether compulsory to bring action in a representative capacity – When question is deemed irrelevant |
| ODUTOLA HOLDINGS LTD V. LADEJOBI | ACTION:- Action in the name of a company – Condition precedent thereto – Need for authorisation. |
| ODUWOBI V. BARCLAYS BANK, D.C.O. | ACTION:- For money had and received – Principles governing. |
| OFIA V. EJEM | ACTION:- Court granted approval to prosecute action in a representative capacity – whether a distinct issue from the question of whether the Appellants made out a case in the capacity in which the action was instituted – how resolved |
| OGBIMI V. NIGER CONST. LTD. | ACTION:- Suit – Who can maintain a suit for trespass. |
| OGBODU V. ADAM | |
| OGBODU V. ODOGHA AND ANOTHER | |
| OGBU V. THE STATE II | ACTION:- Argument – Repetition by counsel – Whether can improve weak argument.
ACTION:- Findings of fact – Concurrent findings of fact by Court of Appeal and High Court -Attitude of Supreme Court thereto. |
| OGUAMANAM EKE V. NZEKWE ELUWA | ACTION:– Filing of counter – claim – non – payment of filing fees – effect thereof |
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