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] WERNER MOELLER V. MONIER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (NIGERIA) LTD HIGH COURT (EAST). 13TH FEBRUARY, 1961 SUIT NO. R/61/60; CWLR (1961) 11   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1961/88  (HC-E)   ____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Children and Family life – Family Neighbourhood – Protection of children from immoral exposures – Set of Flats maintained by a company – Man who brings prostitutes into flats/neighbourhood designated for family living – Whether brings disrepute to 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] THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL, ORLU & ANOR V. BICOZ OIL COMPANY NIGERIA LIMITED CWLR (2014) 36 _________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Education of young people – Planned erection of hotel/brothel – Pre-emptive effort to stop same for the protection of the students and enhancement of their learning experience – How treated ____________________________     Date 28th March, 2014 Practice Area REAL ESTATE, EDUCATION LAW, CHILDREN AND WOMEN […]

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] REUBEN C. OYEDO V. DAISY N. OYEDO HIGH COURT EAST CENTRAL STATE March l, 1972 (Suit HU/1D/71) CWLR (1972) 21 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/133 (HC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Divorce/Justice Administration – Interim custody of children of marriage pending final determination of divorce proceedings – Relevant considerations _____________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:           Aniagolu J   REPRESENTATION Egbuziem for the applicant. Obonna for the respondent.   OTHER ISSUES […]

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] MORRISON A. LABODE V.  ERINOLA O. LABODE HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE February 28, 1972 Suit AD/70/70 CWLR (1972) 13 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/83 (HC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Matrimonial Causes/Divorce – Women and Justice Administration – Dissolution of marriage – Need to satisfy grounds set out by statute – Children and Divorce – Custody, Education and maintenance of children of divorced parents –  Consequential orders thereto _____________________   […]

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] MRS JOKOTADE FOLAWIYO V. MR ADEMOLA FOLAWIYO HIGH COURT OF LAGOS: 10TH NOVEMBER 1970 SUIT NO. WD/62/69 CWLR (1970) 5 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1970/34 (HC-L) _________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Divorce proceedings – Implications for personal health/sanity and education/wellbeing of children of the marriage – Children and custody – Relevant considerations _________________________ BEFORE: KAZEEM, j. REPRESENTATION RHODES, for the Petitioner. DISU, for the Respondent. OTHER ISSUES FAMILY LAW […]

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] AMOS G. BOLANLE V. OLUSOLA B. BOLANLE HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE February 4, 1972 (Suit HD/88/70)     OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/43 (HC) _____________________ EDUCATION LAW:- Matrimonial causes – Divorce – Education of children of divorced parents – Duty of court to make proper orders to secure same – How treated _____________________   BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP: Kassim J   REPRESENTATION Olagbegi for the petitioner. Nicol for the respondent.   OTHER ISSUES […]

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] 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 ISSUES FAMILY LAW –MATRIMONIAL CAUSES:- Custody of infant […]

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] ABEL KPROGIDI UBEKU V. AGNES OWUGHORUA UBEKU HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 17TH JUNE 1968 SUIT NO.HD/52/67.   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: SOWEMIMO, J.,   REPRESENTATION ONAFOWOKAN (for JIBOWU) – for the Petitioner AJIBOLA – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES FAMILY LAW – MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS:- Divorce of cruelty and adultery – How proved – Need to distinguish cultural context between England and Nigeria in finding whether cruelty is proved or not […]

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] KADIRI IMORU V. M.E. KADIRI HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 20TH OCTOBER, 1969 SUIT NO. LD/34/69 CWLR (1969) 9 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1969/52  (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Justice administration – Children and paternity – Right of a father to claim damages against a third party for sexual activity with daughter in consequence of which father lost the services of the daughter due to pregnancy and child […]

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] JEOFFERY ASH V. UPERE AGBENDE HIGH COURT OF BENUE STATE (MAKURDI) SUIT NO.MD/45A/76 24TH NOVEMBER 1976 CWLR (1976) 5 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1976/24 (HC)   _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:-  Women and Justice Administration ­– Pregnant woman who left an existing customary law ‘marriage’ for another – Where both unions are declared invalid by court – Effect on rival claims pertaining to paternity and custody of child –  Whether Court 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] AOKO V. FAGBEMI HIGH COURT (WEST) 28th April, 1961 Suit No. M/12/1961 CWLR (1961) 2   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1961/16 (HC-W)   _________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Prosecution and conviction of a married woman for adultery – Whether an offence known under any written law _________________________ BEFORE: FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.   BETWEEN TAIWO AOKO AND ADEYEYE FAGBEMI DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS   REPRESENTATION: Williams, Q.C. for the applicant. Ayoola, 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] MAJA V. THE STATE FEDERAL-COURT OF APPEAL FEBRUARY 27TH, 1980 (1980) 2 C.A LN-e-LR/1980/23 (CA)   OTHER CITATIONS  (1980) 2 C.A   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS NASIR, P., JCA COKER, JCA UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JJ. C.A.   REPRESENTATION Chief Williams and Chief Kehinde for the appellant; Adefosoye, Dep. D.P.P. Lagos State, for the respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- conviction of offence different from that charged-lesser offence-conviction for grievous harm […]