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MICHAEL OBIEFUNA V. ALEXANDER OKOYE   SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH MARCH, 1964 SUIT NO. FSC 131/1962 3PLR/1964/55  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.N. TAYLOR, J.S.C. COKER, AG. J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES Legislation – Public Officers Protection Act, (1958 Laws of the Federation, c.168), s.2 – Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1945 0.32, R.13 (in 1948 Laws, vol.x). Civil Action – Practice and Procedure – Pleadings – Defence of limitation of time under the Act.   REPRESENTATION G.M.A. Okalor, for appellant. A.E.W. Wheeler, Senlor State Counsel, for respondent.   MAIN JUDGMENT TAYLOR, J.S.C. (Delivering the Judgement of […]

MAURICE DUMBO & ORS V. CHIEF STEPHEN IDUGBOE   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1983 SC.85/1981 3PLR/1983/31  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1983) All N.L.R 37 (1983) 2 S.C 14   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU, JSC CHUKWUWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC   BETWEEN MAURICE DUMBO & ORS Appellant(s) AND CHIEF STEPHEN IDUGBOE Respondent(s)   REPRESENTATION C.O.Scott-Eniakpor – For Appellant AND G.O.K. Ajayi SAN., ( with him, A.E. Amrovhe and S.O. Shonibare) – For Respondent   MAIN ISSUES COURT – Duty of a […]

MARTCHEM INDUSTRIES NIGERIA LTD V. M.F. KENT WEST AFRICA LTD IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 114/2000 FRIDAY, 20TH MAY, 2005 3PLR/2005/62 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, C.J.N. (Presided) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, J.S.C. GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)   REPRESENTATION Kayode Olatunji, ESQ. with him, Charles Asogwa, ESQ. – for the Appellant Udo, ESQ. – for the Respondent   ORIGINATING COURT HIGH COURT OF KANO STATE, KANO   MAIN ISSUES ACTION – Action in detinue – Plaintiff claiming therein – Need to establish […]

MANDILAS AND KARABERIS LTD. V. LAMIDI APENA SUPREME COURT 21ST NOVEMBER, 1969 SUIT NO. S.C. 3/1967 3PLR/1969/70  (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:                                      COKER LEWIS MADARIKAN, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief Williams for the Defendant/Appellant No appearance for the Plaintiff/Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Civil Action – Practice and Procedure – Pleadings – Statement of defence – Traverse – Effect of Law of Torts – False Imprisonment – General denial in Statement of Defence sufficient to challenge plaintiffs assertion in Statement of Claim as to false imprisonment – Defendant did not instigate prosecution or set law in motion against plaintiff as prosecution […]

M.T. MAMMAN V. A. SALAUDEE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA S.C.111/2001 FRIDAY, 16TH DECEMBER, 2005 3PLR/2005/59 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (2005) 18 NWLR (Pt.958)478   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) UMARU ATU KALGO, J.S.C. DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, J.S.C. WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)   REPRESENTATION Layi Babatunde, ESQ., SAN with him, J. T. Oyetan [Mrs.] – for the Appellant John O. Baiyeshea, ESQ. with him, Richard S. Baiyeshea, ESQ. – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES ACTION – Libel – Cause of action therein – What constitutes. APPEAL-Amendment -Amendment […]

LION OF AFRICA V. ANULUOHA SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH MAY, 1972 S.C. 397/1966; SUIT NO. 0/144/64 3PLR/1972/88  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1972) All N.L.R 467 (1972) 5 S.C. 64   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: COKER, LEWIS, SOWEMIMO, JJ.S.C.   BETWEEN THE LION OF AFRICA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.   AND MRS. STELLA ANULUOHA   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY   REPRESENTATION Obi Okoye for the appellants. Chief F. R. A. Williams (P. G. E. Umeadi with him) for the respondent.   MAIN JUDGMENT LEWIS, J.S.C. (delivering the judgment of the Court):-   In Suit No. 0/144/64 in the Onitsha High Court […]