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MAIN ISSUES |
| COMMERCIAL LAW – AGENCY:- Banker-customer relations – Disclosed agent of an account holder – Nature of agency created – Implications for existence of Privity of contract between bank and disclosed principal | |
| AFRICAN CONT. SEAWAYS LTD V. NIG. DREDGING RD. AND GEN. WRKS. LTD |
AGENCY: Agent of undisclosed principal – Implication for Privity of contract with third parties |
| CONTRACT – AGENCY: – Tenancy agreement – Tenancy held by wife – Agency – Whether can be given up through the agency of wife’s husband without her consent or ratification – Privity of contract – Whether tenancy agreement executed by wife over her shop can be reviewed by husband with Landlord without her consent or ratification | |
| BALOGUN V. NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA LTD. |
AGENCY:- Relationship between banker and customer – Whether that of principal and agent– Legal import of bank’s refusal to honour check |
| AGENCY: Disclosed and undisclosed principal – liability of a principal for the tortious or contractual wrong of an agent – relevant principles thereof | |
| BONSOR V. MUSICIANS’ UNION |
AGENCY:- Majority members or officers of a union – Wrongful action in breach of rules of the union when done in name of union against the rights or interest of a member – Whether deemed to be acts of agents of every member of the union including the wronged party – Whether subsequent disavowal of such wrongful act by Union as a whole is relevant – When such wronged member will be entitled to damages against union for breach of contract |
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CHIEF SAMSON O. OBASEKI V. AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK LIMITED AND ANOTHER2 |
COMMERCIAL LAW – AGENCY:- Auctioneer – Status and powers as an Agent – When deemed exceeded |
| FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA & ORS V. DR. (MRS) ADAEZE G.N.C. OKOLI |
AGENCY:- Disclosed principal and legal actions – Whether merely because both a disclosed principal was sued along with his agents in a suit renders the suit incompetent for the mis-joinder of the agents. |
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INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR WEST AFRICA LTD. V CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY (NIG.) LTD. |
COMMERCIAL LAW – AGENCY:- Rule that in the absence of fraud, an agent, acting in the course of his duty and within the scope of his employment, binds his principal on his transaction over the business of his employers and it is not the duty of the third parties to prove that the agent has no such authority– Oral assurances by an agent – Onus of proof – On whom lies |
| JACOBS V. MORRIS |
AGENCY:- Principal and Agent – Power of Attorney – Construction – General Words – Ejusdem generis – Borrowing by Agent – Representation of Authority – Excess of Authority – Money paid into Banking Account of Principal – Money in Possession of Principal – Money had and received to Use of Principal – Misappropriation by Agent – Liability of Principal to Lender |
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