Judgements Categories: African Court

ABIBATU FOLAMI & ORS V. FLORA COLE & ORS   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 6TH APRIL, 1990 SUIT NO S.C. 7/1989 3PLR/1990/63  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 2 NWLR (Pt.133)445 1 All N.L.R 310   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS OBASEKI, JSC ESO, JSC KAWU, JSC BELGORE, JSC WALI, JJ S.C.   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE   REPRESENTATION Chief Adedeji Adekoya for the Appellants. A.A. Adesina Esq. for the Respondents.   MAIN JUDGMENT BELGORE, J.S.C.:-The appellants were the plaintiffs in the trial court of High Court of Lagos State. The suit they took to that court concerned a piece of land at Oja […]

R.C.A. FETUGA V. BARCLAYS BANK D.C.O. FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 29TH JANUARY, 1971 SUIT NO. S.C. 613/1966.   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ADEMOLA, C.J.N. LEWIs, JSC FATAI-WILLIAMS, JJ.S.C.,   BETWEEN R.C.A. FETUGA substituted by S.A. ADEBAMBO and 2 others ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF R.C.A. FETUGA (dec’d)   AND BARCLAYS BANK D.C.O.   REPRESENTATION Cole (with him Akinola) for the Appellants. Adedeji for the Respondents.   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE     MAIN JUDGMENT ADEMOLA, C.J.N. (delivering the judgement of the Court):-This is an appeal by the administrators of the estate of […]

A. FARO V. EDWARD A. CAMERON-COLE   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 10TH NOVEMBER, 1959. F.S.C.150/1959 3PLR/1959/44 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. SAMUEL OKAI QUASHIE-IDUN, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW:- Land Registration Ordinance – Prior Registration of land by Defendant- Section 16 Lands Registration Ordinance – Effect.   REPRESENTATION: Mr. A.K.I. Makanju – for the Appellant. Mr. S. A. S. Sowemimo – for the Respondent.   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Vincent Eleanya Kalu, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN […]

FALAJU V. AMOSU IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 50/1982 7TH OCTOBER, 1983 3PLR/1983/18  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1983) 2 SCNLR 209 (1983) 14 NSCC 456   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS    SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ESO, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C.   BETWEEN JOHN FALAJU (For himself and other members of ESINJA OLOLOKUN family)   AND DANIEL AMOSU   REPRESENTATION Chief Sobo Sowemimo S.A.N., A. Agbaje-Anozie for the Appellant. E.J. Chukura for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES Land law – Yoruba Customary Law – Declaration of title – Injunction – Possession – Sale by family member of family […]

EMMANUEL FAGBEMI V ISIAH ALUKO   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH JULY, 1968. SUIT NO. SC 293/1966. 3PLR/1968/43  (SC)   BEFORE ADEMOLA, C.J.N. COKER, J.S.C. MADARIKAN, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Ayoola – for the Appellant Alli-Balogun – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Land Law – Declaration – Title to land – Equitable Doctrine of laches – Principles guiding courts in application of doctrine.   MAIN JUDGEMENT ADEMOLA, C.J.N. (Delivering the Judgment of the Court): This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Western Nigeria holden at Oshogbo, which allowed the appeal of the defendant against the […]