Judgements Categories: High Court

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] LIMOTA MOLADUN V. BADERINWA AJIKE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (WEST) 2ND MARCH, 1961 I/58A/60 3PLR/1961/14 (HC-W)   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE: DOHERTY, J. REPRESENTATION: Cole for Appellant. Ogunkeye for Respondent. MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Customary Courts—visit to locus in quo—not necessary for all members of native tribunals to be present at the locus. REAL ESTATE – LANDLORD AND TENANT: Recovery of property MAIN JUDGMENT DOHERTY, J.:— This is […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ALHAJI W. O. LAWAL (SUING BY HIS ATTORNEY ALHAJI AMUSA LAWAL) V. RAIMI AJANI & 5 ORS HIGH COURT OF OYO STATE (IBADAN) SUIT NO. 1/411/74   30TH APRIL 1976 3PLR/1976/77  (HC) BEFORE AGBAJE,J.   REPRESENTATION Sarumi – for the plaintiff Aluko – for the defendant   MAIN ISSUES Specific Performance- When appropriate to grant relief-Sale of land-Agreement to sell—Part payment of purchase pace—When time is not essence of contract—Effect […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] LAMINA LASISI V. JOSEPH ADU HIGH COURT OF LAGOS: 9TH MARCH 1970 SUIT NO: LD/25CA/69 3PLR/1970/47  (HC-L)   BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J. REPRESENTATION Ashimi, for the Defendant/Appellant. Oluwole, for the Complainant/Respondent MAIN ISSUES Court.-Jurisdiction-Magistrates’ Court—Criminal proceedings brought by an individual-Conditions precedent to the exercise of jurisdiction by Magistrates’ Court. Courts-Jurisdiction-Court of trial given a discretion to exercise-Record must show that Court was aware of this power and took the step it […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] RASAKI KEYE V. TOLANI LIMSON GIWA [HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 31ST MARCH, 1969 APPEAL NO. LD/85A/68 3PLR/1969/59  (HC-L)   BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J. REPRESENTATION Osomo (Mrs) – for the Defendant/Appellant Anumonye for Balogun – for the Plaintiff/Respondent MAIN JUDGEMENT TAYLOR, C.J.:- The plaintiff in the Court below, now the respondent, sued the defendant in respect of arrears of rent payable for the latter’s occupation or tenancy of the premises situate at […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] IMAM KELANI AND ORS. V. D.A. JONES HIGH COURT, LAGOS 31ST MAY, 1966 SUIT NO. LD/16A/66. 3PLR/1966/82  (HC-L)   BEFORE: SOWEMIMO, Ag. C.J.   REPRESENTATION Ojikutu – for the Appellants Davis – for the Respondent MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE APPEAL from Magistrate’s Court. MAIN JUDGEMENT SOWEMIMO, Ag. C.J.:-This is an appeal against a ruling by the learned Magistrate, Mr Bamgboye, delivered on the 4th day of December, 1965. There was […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] K. IDOWU AND ORS. V. A. AKINWUNMI AND ORS. HIGH COURT (WEST) 11TH DECEMBER, 1961 HK/14/61 3PLR/1961/12 (HC-L) OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE: MADARIKAN, J. REPRESENTATION Otuyalo for the Plaintiffs. Lardner for the Defendants. MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW: Sale of family land – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: WR. High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, O. 22. r. Application to strike out pleadings as disclosing no reasonable cause of action. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] JOHN HOLT & COMPANY (LIVERPOOL) LTD V. KALIFE TRANSPORT AND MR. S. A. KALIFE HIGH COURT, LAGOS 26TH APRIL, 1966 3PLR/1966/79  (HC-L) BEFORE: SOWEMIMO, AG. C.J.   REPRESENTATION Kushimo – for the Plaintiffs/Appellants Egbeyemi – for the Defendants/Respondents   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE APPEAL from Magistrate’s Court. APPEAL No. LD/IOA/66.   MAIN JUDGEMENT SOWEMIMO, Ag. C.J.:- This is an appeal against the judgment of the learned Magistrate, […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] MOHAMMED B. A. AYONRINDE V. ABIODUN SCOTT & ORS HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE FEBRUARY 14, 1972 (SUIT LD/619/70) 3PLR/1972/34 (HC) BEFORE: Odesanya J REPRESENTATION Bada for the plaintiff. First and second defendants absent. Olowofoyeku for the third and fourth defendant. MAIN ISSUES Declaratory action-Plaintiff selling property to defendant and receiving part purchase price Conveyance indicating that full price already paid-Defendant selling property to third parties and receiving full pay-Plaintiff taking […]

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 and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] LASISI LASUPO ALLI V. CHIEF J. O. IKUSEBIALA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 53/1984 10TH MAY, 1985 3PLR/1985/15  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1985) NWLR (Pt.4)630   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:      IRIKEFE, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.J.C. COKER, J.S.C. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. REPRESENTATION Y.A Agbale, – for Appellant OA Akindipe, – for Respondent MAIN ISSUES Customary Law – Yoruba – Family land – Conveyance to plaintiff by family […]