Judgements Categories: African Court

JACOB NDAEYO V GODWIN OGUNNAYA   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 14TH JANUARY, 1977. SUIT NO. SC 395/1975. 3PLR/1977/45  (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                             UDOMA, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION J. Whyte – for the Appellant A. Ulobi – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Civil Action – Detinue – Heidelberg Printing Machine” – Venue – Jurisdiction to entertain proceedings.   MAIN JUDGEMENT IDIGBE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Judgment of the Court): The appellant is the defendant in an action in detinue heard and determined in the High Court of the former East Central (now Imo) state, […]

NAKYAUTA V. THOMAS   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST MAY, 1975 SUIT NO. SC 103/1975 3PLR/1975/44  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                          COKER, J.S.C. IBEKWE, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.   BETWEEN ALHAJI LABARAN NAKYAUTA   AND E. LEWIS THOMAS ALHAJI IBRAHIM MAIKAMA   REPRESENTATION Mr. G.M.Boyo, – for Appellant. 1st Respondent in person Mr. O. Odina, – for 2nd Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Civil Proceedings – Wrongful execution – Responsibility of bailiff who ordered execution – liability of auctioneer at execution sale Tort – Damages for trespass to movable properties – Joint torifeasor   MAIN JUDGEMENT COKER, J.S.C. […]

MRS. RONKE OMIYALE V. MOBOLAJI MACAULAY & ORS   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2009 SC.132/2003 3PLR/2009/54 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (2009) LPELR-2640(SC) (2009) 7 NWLR (Pt. 1141) 597 CWLR (2009) 4     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS NIKI TOBI, JSC GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC JAMES OGENYI OGEBE, JSC   BETWEEN MRS. RONKE OMIYALE – Appellant(s) AND MOBOLAJI MACAULAY MRS. HELEN CAROLINE OLAYINKA RAWA MRS. GRACE ENIOLA ELEGBE OLANREWAJU LAYINKA OLATUNJI MACAULAY YETUNDE MACAULAY – Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION Mr. Ebun-Oluwa Adegboruwa – For Appellant AND […]

MONIER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD V. TOBIAS I. AZUBUIKE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY , 4TH DAY OF MAY 1990 SC 173/1988 3PLR/1990/94  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1990) NWLR (Pt.136) 74   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS KAYODE ESO, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, JSC SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC SAIDU KAWU, JSC ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, JSC   BETWEEN Monier Construction Company Ltd…….. Appellant    AND  Tobias I. Azubuike……. Respondent      REPRESENTATION Chief D. C. O. Njemanze With  Miss D. U. Njemanze…….. For the Appellant Mrs. A. J. Offiah…….. For the Respondent   Judgment […]

MADAM PATEGO MENIRU & 10 OTHERS V. CLETUS IGWE AND ANOR.   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 339/1962 4TH JANUARY, 1963 3PLR/1963/91  (FSC)     OTHER CITATIONS CWLR (1963) 18     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN MADAM PATEGO MENIRU & 10 OTHERS V. CLETUS IGWE D’ALBERTO & BOGIALLA LTD.   REPRESENTATION O. ARAKA (with him, P.G.E. UMEADI) – for the Appellants. S. HORNE – for the 2nd Respondent   OTHER ISSUES EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW – MASTER AND […]