3PLR – CHRISTIANA UGU V. ANDREW EBINNI TABI
MADAM CHRISTIANA UGU V. ANDREW EBINNI TABI IN THE
PROSTITUTION, ADULTERY, IMMORAL ACTS CASES CONNECTED TO NIGERIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN – 2
CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW & POLICY REPORTS WITH SUPPORT FROM AFRICAN MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVES
INDEX TO CASES ON PROSTITUTION, ADULTERY AND IMMORAL ACTS CONNECTED TO NIGERIAN CHILDREN AND WOMEN
| TITLE | MAIN ISSUES |
| IN RE WEARE, A SOLICITOR | Children/Women and Prostitution – Legal practitioner convicted that he, being the landlord of a property was unlawfully and willfully a party to the continued use of such premises as a brothel – Attitude of Court thereto |
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JAMES ALBERT DE GREGORY APPELLANT;AND GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL
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Women and their Doctors – Duty of doctor towards married women patients – Whether carrying on adulterous relationship with patient amounts to infamous conduct for which a doctor could lose his license– Whether married woman’s admission of deliberately seducing family doctor affords the doctor defence against charge of professional misconduct – Relevant considerations |
| JAMGBADI v. JAMGBADI | Family Law:- Petition for divorce on ground of adultery – Husband’S Cross-petition for divorce on grounds of adultery and desertion – Failure of both wife and husband to prove adultery – Failure of court to consider husband’s ground of desertion – How treated by appellate court |
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JOHN ROBERT ANDREWS v. ISABELLA CORDINER.
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Children and Paternity/Legitimacy – Women and Adultery – Bastardy proceedings – Wife of soldier serving abroad – Proceeding to prove that a third party is the putative father of her child since she had no access to husband during the period of gestation of child – Need to prove non-access of husband during the relevant period – How proved – Admissibility of regimental service records where said husband is a soldier on posting abroad – Evidence Act, 1938 (1 AND 2 Geo. 6, c. 28), s. 1, sub-ss. 1, 2, 4 and 5. – Admissibility thereof |
| KING V BAILEY | Children and Education – Children and Sexual Offences – Little boys in school– Principal accused of multiple indecent assault on his young charges – Proof – Standard of corroboration required to sustain charge – How treated |
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Children and Paternity/Legitimacy – Women and Adultery – Legitimacy of child – Birth registered by mother in the name of father who was fighting in the war – Admissibility of evidence sought to be tendered to show that she lied under oath – How considered by court |
| MATTOUK V MASSAD | Alleged rape of a 15 year old by a 42 year old family friend who was married to a 17 year old – Allegation of fondling and intercourse against her will which were not reported to her parents – Subsequent pregnancy and child – Claim for expenses and loss of service consequent on the birth – Attitude of court to the uncorroborated evidence of a teenager pertaining to rape |
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Women/Children and Murder – Motive for murder – Belief by father/accused that death of his was the result of adultery between his wife/child’s mother and deceased person – Oath to kill deceased person consequently – Whether admissible evidence |
| MEME V MEME | MATRIMONIAL CAUSES:- Women and Divorce proceedings – Woman cross-petitioning on ground of adultery and cruelty – Payment of maintenance and alimony – Distinction – Quantum – Relevant considerations – How treated by courts |
| SERAH EKUNDAYO EZEKIEL v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION | Women and Justice Administration – Trafficking in young girls – Women in crime – Woman convicted of trafficking other young persons for illicit and criminal purposes – Attitude of court thereto – How treated |
| THE KING v. LOVEGROVE | Women and Healthcare – Women and abortion – Abortion procured by husband of deceased woman to terminate pregnancy arising from her adultery – Unlawful and felonious killing arising therefrom – Relevant considerations |
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Wife-Killing – Murder of wife following death of child – Wife alleged to have been carrying on adulterous relations and verbally abusing the husband – Whether husband’s belief that wife’s conduct brought about death of child plus verbal abuses amounted to provocation |
| WATSON v. WATSON | Women/Children and Divorce – Children and Paternity/Legitimacy – Adultery on part of wife – Paternity of child born during pendency of marriage – Child conceived when mother was on contraceptives – Whether displaces the presumption of legitimacy and paternity for a child born during pendency of marriage – Custody and maintenance of a child born during the pendency of a marriage dissolved on ground of adultery of wife – Best interest of the child – How treated |
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