Judgements Categories: High 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] [BASED ON POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING LAW REPORT, 3PLR, PROTOCOLS]   KADIRI IMORU V. M.E. KADIRI HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 20TH OCTOBER, 1969 SUIT NO. LD/34/69 3PLR/1969/52 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J.   REPRESENTATION BALOGUN, – for the Plaintiff SHOMADE, – for the Defendant   OTHER ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY:- Claim for general damages by father for the seduction of daughter in consequence of which he lost 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] [BASED ON POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING LAW REPORT, 3PLR, PROTOCOLS]   ALHAJI MAISALIBU HALILU V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE HIGH COURT OF BENUE-PLATEAU 7TH OCTOBER 1979 APPEAL, NO: MD/18AC/70 3PLR/1979/13 (HC)    BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS      BATE, C.B.E. S.P.J., JONES, J.   REPRESENTATION Odugbesan, – for Appellant Odoma, – for Respondent   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Code Ss. 156 and 157-Conditions upon which court may convict without hearing evidence […]

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] [BASED ON POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING LAW REPORT, 3PLR, PROTOCOLS]   MRS JOKOTADE FOLAWIYO V. MR ADEMOLA FOLAWIYO HIGH COURT OF LAGOS: 10TH NOVEMBER 1970 SUIT NO. WD/62/69 3PLR/1970/34 (HC-L) OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: KAZEEM, j.   REPRESENTATION RHODES, for the Petitioner. DISU, for the Respondent.   OTHER ISSUES FAMILY LAW – MATRIMONIAL CAUSES: – Petition for Divorce on ground of Cruelty – Need to prove that one partner in 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] AHMED OLAYIWOLA V. THE STATE OYO STATE HIGH COURT, UNREPORTED 25 FEBRUARY 2000 3PLR/2000/17 (HC)     OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: Moshood Adio, J,   REPRESENTATION Kola Thomas – for the state Nathaniel Oke – for the acccused   ORIGINATING COURT/STATE High Court of Oyo State, Ibadan [Before Justice Moshood Adio]   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Causing death through the procurement of unlawful abortion – Burden of proof – […]

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] ADEYEMI V. ADEYEMI HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 10TH MAY, 1969 SUIT NO. HD/32/68 3PLR/1969/12 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: ADEFARASIN, J.   BETWEEN BARIYU ADEKUNLE ADEYEMI AND RISIKATU OMOBOLA ADEYEMI PETER OLUSOLA FASAN   REPRESENTATION OLUWOLE – for the Petitioner JIBOWU – for the Respondent AKINSETE – for the Co-Respondent   OTHER ISSUES FAMILY LAW – MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS: – Divorce on ground of adultery – How proved – Burden of […]

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] [BASED ON POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING LAW REPORT, 3PLR, PROTOCOLS] CHRISTINE ANN ADAMS V. DEREK HUMPHREY ADAMS HIGH COURT, LAGOS 29TH MARCH, 1971 SUIT NO. M/196/1970.   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: LAMBO, J.   REPRESENTATION IMPEY (with him ADESINA) – for the Plaintiff Chief WILLIAMS (with him AKESODE) – for the Defendant   CONNECTED PRACTICE AREAS Family Law (Custody), Women And Children Law, Immigration Law, Education and Health Law   MAIN […]

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]  JACOB T. WILLIAMS V. HANNAH I. WILLIAMS & ANOR. HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE February 25, 1972 Suit HD/19/71 CWLR (1972) 23   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/154  (HC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Divorce proceedings – Women and Security/Civil-war – Inter-ethnic/cross-regional marriages – Petition for dissolution of marriage and custody of children arising from wife’s desertion and adultery due to the Nigerian Civil War – How treated _____________________   BEFORE […]

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] VICTORIA ADEKUNBI ABAJINGIN V. MICHAEL FULANI ABAJINGIN & ANOR. HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE March 13, 1972 (Suit WD/21/71) CWLR (1972) 2   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/2  (HC)   _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Dissolution of marriage – Custody of children of the marriage – Maintenance cost _____________________   BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP:   Adedipe J Dissolution of marriage—Allegation of adultery and cruelty-Charges not substantiated by evidence-Petitioner and respondent agreed on marriage irretrievably breaking […]

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] G.O. A. NWANKPELE V. G.E. B. NWANKPELE HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE February 4, 1972 (Suit WD/74/71) CWLR (1972) 16 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/110 (HC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Matrimonial causes – Nullity of marriage – Wife’s petition for the annulment of her marriage to her husband on ground that the husband was lawfully married at the time he contracted the marriage with her – Need to prove continuation […]

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] JULIANA MODUPE MAJEKODUNMI V. ISAAC BANKOLE MAJEKODUNMI  HIGH COURT, LAGOS 31ST JANUARY, 1966 SUIT NO. M/224/65. CWLR (1966) 8 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1966/92  (HC-L)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women and Divorce – Women and pregnancy – “Marriages for convenience arising from or brought about by the fact that the woman is in a state of pregnancy for the man, and which without any real foundation of sincere desire for […]

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] TIMOTHY A. IRINOYE V. AYI OLAPEJU IRINOYE & ANOR. [HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE March 6, 1972 (Suit HD/60/71) CWLR (1972) 8 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/67 (HC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Divorce/Justice Administration – Divorce proceedings – Where wife is deemed responsible for breakdown of marriage – Implication for quantum of damages/costs _____________________   BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP:   Lambo J   REPRESENTATION Ademiju for the petitioner. Adesanya for respondents.   […]

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] AUGUSTINE ORITSEGBUBEMI FREGENE V. QUEEN HAORETTE FREGENE HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 18TH NOVEMBER, 1968 SUIT NO. HD/22/68 CWLR (1968) 8 OTHER CITATIONS LN-E-LR/1968/46  (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women and justice administration – Women and divorce – Failure of women/respondent to file answer to the petition – Witnesses resident and domiciled in England – Whether entitles husband/petitioner to tender evidence of his witnesses in affidavit form to be […]