Judgements Categories: African Court

JOHN OLUSOYE GANSALLO V. ASANI SALAMI IDOWU   FEDERAL SUPREME. COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 252/1961 22ND JUNE, 1962 3PLR/1962/64  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CONVEYANCE – Sale of property by public auction – Whether notice to the whole world. EQUITY – Laches and acquiescence – Undisturbed possession – Application of doctrine thereto under native law and custom. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – EVIDENCE – Judicial notice – Nature of title under native law and custom. […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   GAJI V. PAYE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.40/99 3PLR/2003/81  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 8 NWLR (Part 823) 583   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS  IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) UTHMAN MOHAMMED, J.S.C. ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. NIKI TOBI, J.S.C. DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)   BETWEEN ISAAC GAJI LADI GAJI AYUBA GAJI (For and on behalf of Gaji Family)   AND EMMANUEL D PAYE   […]

GAIUS EGEMASI & ORS V. AGIM DURU ONYEKWERE & ANOR   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1983 SC.32/1983 3PLR/1983/19  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1983) LPELR-1042(SC) (1983) All N.L.R 543 (1983) 9 S.C 7   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC   BETWEEN GAIUS EGEMASI & ORS – Appellant(s) AND AGIM DURU ONYEKWERE & ANOR – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Chief J.O. Ogbonna ( with him, Mr. I.O. Ukoha) – For Appellant AND Mr. A.B.C. Iketunoye SAN., ( with […]

GABRIEL MADUKOLU, AND OTHERS V. JOHNSON NKEMDILIM   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT: 12th November,  1962 F.S.C. 344/1960 3PLR/1962/63  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BRETT, FJ TAYLOR, FJ BAIRAMIAN, F.J.J.   BETWEEN GABRIEL MADUKOLU, AND OTHERS (For themselves and behalf of the UMUONALA Family)   AND JOHNSON NKEMDILIM   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE – Res Judicata-Identity of Issues-Action for rent grounded upon claim of grant of Tenancy by Plaintiff as Owner-Dismissal of Claim-Later Action by Plaintiff against Defendant for Declaration of Title to the lands-Issue of tenancy in rent case dependant upon issue of title-Dismissal of rent case res […]

GABRIEL ERIM V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.160/1993 FRIDAY, 10TH JUNE. 1994 LN-e-LR/1994/44  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 5 NWLR (Pt.346) 522   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS. J.S.C. (Presided) OLAJIDE OLATAWURA, J.S.C. MICHAEL. EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C. EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION K.G. Agabi, ESQ. (with him, T. Ashang) – for the Appellant Jacob-Duke, ESQ., Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, Cross River State – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES APPEAL – Brief writing – Issues for determination – Issue formulated not arising .from […]

G.A. ELEMIDE V. OBAWUNMI AND OTHERS   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15TH JUNE, 1964 SUIT NO. FSC 271/1961   OTHER CITATIONS    BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.N. TAYLOR, J.S.C. BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW – Declaration of title – Trespass – Injunction – Reliance of trial Judge on earlier judgment – Misdirection – Proper order of appellate court – Retrial or review of evidence available from lower court.   MAIN JUDGMENT TAYLOR, J.S.C. The Plaintiff Gabriel A. Elemide sued the defendants in the Ake ‘A’ Court of Abeokuta for a declaration of title to a farm at Igbo […]

CAPPA LIMITED V. OMONIYI FERREIRA   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH FEBRUARY, 19661 (SC.399/64) APPEAL NO. LD/44A/63   BEFORE BRETT, COKER AND IDIGBE, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION A. Kushimo – for the appellants B. A. Akinyede – for the respondent   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT   MAIN JUDGEMENT COKER, J. S. C. (delivering the judgment of the Court)- This appeal concerns landed property at Iddo Island leased to the appellants by the present trustees of the estate of one Alfred Aderibigbe Oshodi (deceased) who was the original owner of the property.   Alfred Aderibigbe Oshodi died on […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   FRIDAY KAMALU & ORS V. DANIEL NWAKUDU UKA UMUNNA & ORS.   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF MAY, 1997 SC.241/1991 3PLR/1997/36  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1997) 5 NWLR (Pt.505)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, JSC SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC   BETWEEN FRIDAY KAMALU ISHMAEL KAMALU ISRAEL KAMALU […]

FOREIGN FINANCE CORPORATION V. L.S.D.P   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA APPEAL NO. SC. 9/1988 17TH MAY, 1991 3PLR/1991/88  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   BELLO, CJ.N. OBASEKI, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. BELGORE, J.S.C. WALI, J.S.C. OLATAWURA, J.S.C.   BETWEEN FOREIGN FINANCE CORPORATION   AND LAGOS STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY CORPORATION MR. A. OSHO BAO MOTORS LIMITED   REPRESENTATION Professor A.B. Kasunmu, S.A.N., – for 2nd and 3rd defendants/appellants Chief G.O.K. Ajayi, S.A.N. (with him, Mrs. A.M.O. Obe, Mr. S.A. Adesokan, Mr. A.A. Osara and Mr. O.O. Awolowo (Jnr) – for plaintiff/respondent   EDITORS [Sam […]