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FATAL ACCIDENTS CASES CONNECTED WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN – 2
CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW & POLICY REPORTS WITH SUPPORT FROM AFRICAN MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVES
INDEX TO FATAL ACCIDENT CASES CONNECTED TO NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND WOMEN
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LAMBERT AND ANOTHER V LEWIS AND OTHERS
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Women/Young persons and Security of Highways – Fatal Accidents – Mother and daughter who lost father/husband and son/brother due to the uncoupling of a lorry hitched to a tow-truck – Women/Young People and Justice Administration – Fatal accident and injury to survivors – Defective trailer coupling as cause of accident which injured woman and her daughter while killing the husband/father and son/brother– Determination of liability – How treated |
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Widow Claims – Fatal Accident occasioned by negligence of defendant lorry-driver leading to death of husband of plaintiff – Claim by widow for damages – Relevant considerations |
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MENIRU V IGWE |
Fatal accidents of spouse – Widows – Reliefs available – Parties against whom liability lie – Liability of corporate employer |
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MRS. CHRISTIANA CHISA TAFRI & ANOR V. EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE & ANOR.
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Widow – Loss of adult child due to motor accident involving the convoy of a State Governor – Claim to recover burial expenses and other compensations after refusing settlement overtures of the government – Effect of failure to discharge the onus of proof required to sustain claim – How treated |
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Widows and Children – Fatal Accidents Act – Death of bread winner via motor accident caused by negligence of defendant – Claim of damages by dependents – Relevant considerations thereto |
| OKAFOR V AFRICAN INSURANCE CO. LTD |
WIDOW: Fatal Accidents Act – When claim for compensation is deemed incompetent and statute barred |
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WIDOW: Claim under Fatal Accident Act – When claim is deemed incompetent and statute barred – Need to bring action within statutorily prescribed time limit – Effect of failure thereof – Relevant considerations |
| OKAFOR v. NNODI |
Fatal accidents – Claims – Need for the immediate family of deceased to be the plaintiff and direct beneficiaries of claims awarded – Whether relative claiming to be representative of family under native and custom can initiate the action for and on behalf of extended family |
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Women/Children and Justice Administration – Fatal accident – Action brought by widow and children of deceased worker who met with a fatal accident inside a stampede while attempting to board an omnibus alongside co-workers in company premises – Safe system of working – Whether extends to after work transportation arrangements – How treated |
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