Judgements Categories: African Court

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]   C.O. WILLIAMS V. J.A. DINA HIGH COURT OF LAGOS: 23RD MARCH 1970 SUIT NO: IK/6A/1969 3PLR/1970/67  (HC-L)   BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J.   MAIN ISSUES Courts-Jurisdiction—Magistrates’ Court-Motor Vehicle-Collision in Federal Territory of Lagos—Summons filed in Ikeja in the Western Region-Whether Magistrate has jurisdiction to hear case.   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   REPRESENTATION   Fowler (Mrs.), for the Defendant/Appellant. Oluwole, for the […]

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]   EMMANUEL O. URHOBO V. TARKA AND ANOTHER   HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE SUIT NO. LD/52/75 15TH NOVEMBER 1976 3PLR/1976/113  (HC)   BEFORE COLE, J.   BETWEEN EMMANUEL O. URHOBO   AND (1) CHIEF JOSEPH S TARKA (2) GATA AND TAGA (NIG.) LTD   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES Contract -Capacity of company not yet incorporated- Whether agent can […]

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]   A. OGUNFOWORA V. A. WILLIAMS   HIGH COURT, LAGOS 16TH JANUARY, 1964 SUIT NO. LD/94A/63 3PLR/1964/64  (HC)     BEFORE: ONYEAMA, Ag. C.J.,   REPRESENTATION Davies. Q,C. (with him Miss Adeniji), for the Appellant. Obafemi, for the Respondent.   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Vincent Eleanya Kalu, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES Negligence-Motor accident-Cause of accident-Conflicting evidence -Resolved in favour of defendant -Res ipsa loquitur inapplicable.   […]

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]   ALHAJI ALIYU NA KAURA V GEORGE IKEAWUJO HIGH COURT OF SOKOTO STATE SUIT NO.NWS/14/75 20TH AUGUST 1976 3PLR/1976/72  (SC)   BEFORE MOHAMMED, AG. J.   REPRESENTATION Bayo Afode – for plaintiff M.H. Amamasi – for defendant   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES Defamation-Libel-Defamatory letter written in English- Whether publication is effected if a third party reads and explains its […]

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]   INCAR (NIGERIA) LTD V. ELIAS BUS TRANSPORT LTD   HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 16TH MARCH 1970 SUIT NO: LD/184/69 3PLR/1970/41  (HC-L)   BEFORE: DOSUNMU, J.   MAIN ISSUES Hire Purchase-Motor Vehicles-Damages for breach of contract-Non-Payment of two instalments Goods resold by owners-No repudiation of contract by hirer-Measure of damages.   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   REPRESENTATION Fabunmi, for the Plaintiffs ERA. […]

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]   OSHO OMAGBE ILARI V. D.O.OBEMBE   HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 19TH AUGUST, 1968 SUIT NO. LD/14/67 3PLR/1968/49  (HC)   BEFORE KAZEEM, I   REPRESENTATION   EDITORS [Sam Eleanya, Agboola Omolola Oluwafolakemi, Eleanya Kalu Vincent, Eleanya Ugochi Vine]   MAIN ISSUES Negligence-Motor Vehicle-Highway-Collision with Pedestrian-Person in Charge of vehicle not guilty of negligence-Whether pedestrian can recover-Whether onus on Pedestrian to show that the Defendant had committed a breach of the […]