Judgements Categories: African Court

HERVIE V. NANA OSAM WIRISI III   WEST AFRICAN COURT OF APPEAL ACCRA 4TH DECEMBER, 1947 11 WACA 256.     CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: VERITY, C.J. (NIGERIA) LUCIE-SMITH, C.J. (SIERRA LEONE) M’CARTHY, J.   BETWEEN N. HERVIE TETTEH APANACHER NARTEY THE ODO OF OBAWALE, YILG KROBO STATE AND NANA OSAM WIRISI III, ODIERO OF ODOBEN   REPRESENTATION Bossman for Appellants (plaintiffs below). Abadoo for Respondent (defendant below).   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW:- Claim for specific performance of an agreement for the sale and conveyance of land – Court with jurisdiction to hear same – Whether Land Court […]

HENRY OGBONNA & ANOR V. CHIEF SYLVESTER JUMBO & ORS IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NIGERIA ON THURSDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2015 CA/OW/202/2010 3pLR/2015/58 (CA)   OTHER CITATIONS (2015) LPELR-24378(CA)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE, JCA ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA FREDERICK O. OHO, JCA   BETWEEN HENRY OGBONNA LAWRENCE AGUOCHA – Appellant(s)   AND CHIEF SYLVESTER JUMBO ALPHONSUS OCHUKA ATHANASIUS ONUOHA – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION A. Onyekwere Esq. – For Appellant AND O. Nlemedim Esq. – For Respondent   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW – TITLE TO LAND: Traditional evidence – As one of the ways […]

HELEN NKUME V. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE DIOCESE OF ABA   COURT OF APPEAL (PORT-HARCOURT DIVISION) CA/PH/167/92 WEDNESDAY 10TH JUNE 1998 3PLR/1998/53  (CA)   OTHER CITATIONS 10 NWLR PG 514   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU; SAMSON 0DEMWINGIE UWAIFO; SYLVANUS ADIEWERE NSOFOR.   REPRESENTATION   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES INCORPORATED TRUSTEES – Incorporation of association or body under the Land (Perpetual Succession) Act – Effect of section 3 of the Land (Perpetual Succession) Act. LAND LAW- Trespass -Action therein -Who can maintain.   Issues:   1 . […]

ALHAJI SALEH HASSAN V. ALHAJI JIBRILLA JAURO    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL [ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION] CA/A/25/99 3PLR/2000/116 (CA)   OTHER CITATIONS 25 WRN 18     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JCA (Presided) ZAINAB ADAMU BULKACHUWA, JCA ALBERT GBADEBO ODUYEMI, JCA (Delivered the leading judgment)   REPRESENTATION Prince Orji Nwafor Orizu with him, Messrs Linus Okwute, Solvis Eba and Obi Obi – for the appellant. Y. Mamman, ESQ. with him, Mrs. F. M. Sanda – for the respondent   MAIN ISSUES   PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – APPEAL – Findings of fact by trial court – when appellate court will […]

HASSAN AND ORS V. ALHAJI SUFIANU AMINU AND ORS IN THE COURT OF APPEAL [LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION] 3PLR/2001/148  (CA)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ATINUKE OMOBONIKE IGE, JCA (Presided) SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JCA (Delivered the leading judgment) CHRISTOPHER CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JCA   BETWEEN ISIAKA HASSAN CHIEF SUNMONU BAKARE ALHAJI IBRAHIM ADISA DUROJAIYE (For themselves and as head and representatives of Hassan Komolafe Family)   AND ALHAJI SUFIANU AMINU ALHAJI ABASI WALE (ALASCO) ALHAJI ISA (For themselves and as representatives of Balogun Osolo family)   REPRESENTATION Tanimola Aderinola Molajo, SAN for the appellants. Alhaji J. Ade Oshodi, Esq. for the respondents. […]

HAJJA FALMATA KULWA V. BUKAT TORBE & ORS.   IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 2012 CA/J/147/2002 3PLR/2012/46 (CA) OTHER CITATIONS CWLR (2012) 5  (2012) LPELR-CA/J/147/2002     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, JCA JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, JCA PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE, JCA   BETWEEN HAJJA FALMATA KULWA – Appellants AND BUKAT TORBE HAJJA YA KAKA MALLAM GREMA MALLAM ALHAJI BABA YUSUFA – Respondents   REPRESENTATION Hamza Esq. – For Appellant AND No Respondent’s brief as the respondent was not represented. – For Respondent   ORIGINATING STATE Borno State: Area Court Gamboru […]