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] LAYIWOLA ILESANMI V WEMA BANK LTD. HIGH COURT LAGOS STATE FEBRUARY 8, 1972 (SUIT LD/565/70) 3PLR/1972/87 (HC)   BEFORE: Bakare J   MAIN ISSUES Bank and customer Action by customer for recovery of balance due on his credit -Denial of liability by bank-Bank premises damaged by fire and documents destroyed-Copies of branch documents regularly sent to bank headquarters-Failure of plaintiff to produce counterfoils of cheques to prove case-Counterfoils produced not […]

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] BARCLAYS BANK OF NIGERIA LTD. V. RABIU MAHMUD HIGH COURT OF KANO STATE SUIT NO. K/131/1974 19TH FEBRUARY 1976 3PLR/1976/34  (HC)   BEFORE JONES, C.J.   REPRESENTATION Majiyagbe – for plaintiff L.O. Sanyaolu – for defendant   MAIN ISSUES Banking-Overdraft-Oral agreement to issue bankers drafts only upon money paid in—Signed request by defendant for drafts in excess of money paid in—Whether defendant liable for overdraft.   MAIN JUDGEMENT JONES, C.J: […]

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] B. VISINONI LIMITED AND OTHERS V. NATIONAL BANK OF NIGERIA LIMITED HIGH COURT OF THE (DEFUNCT) NORTH-CENTRAL STATE 3PLR/1975/21  (HC)   BEFORE: BELLO, S.P.J.   REPRESENTATION Ogunteye (A. L. Vigo with him) – for plaintiffs Adewumi – for defendant   MAIN ISSUES BANKER AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP – Dishonour of cheque -Insufficient funds in customer’s account – customer, issued cheque on the strength of overdraft facilities purportedly granted to him by […]

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.C.B. LTD. V. BABAYEMI (HC) HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 3RD NOVEMBER, 1969 SUIT NO. LD (130/68 3PLR/1969/1 (HC-L)   BEFORE: DOSUMU, J.   BETWEEN A.C.B. LTD. V BABAYEMI AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK LIMITED AND S.A. BABAYEMI MADAM R.I. OGUNLENDE   MAIN ISSUES BANKING AND FINANCE:- Banking practices – Overdraft – Nature of – Recovery of – Interest payable – How determined DEBTOR AND CREDITOR:- Bank Overdraft – Nature of – When […]

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] AUGUSTINA MBONU V PAULINUS MBONU HIGH COURT OF IMO STATE (ABA) SUIT NO. A/7D/75 10TH MAY 1976 3PLR/1976/86 (HC) OTHER CITATIONS (1975) 1 FNLR 37   BEFORE: OPUTA, J.   REPRESENTATION Okonkwo – for the petitioner Ofoegbu – for the respondent   MAIN ISSUES FAMILY LAW – MATRIMONIAL CAUSES:- Nullity and Divorce Proceedings – Duty of Court not to make a decree of dissolution of marriage unless it has dismissed […]

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] RABIU JINADU V. RAPHAEL A. S. BABAOYE HIGH COURT, LAGOS 10TH OCTOBER, 1966 SUIT NO. LD/39A/66 3PLR/1966/78 (HC-L) BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGMENT – Execution and Attachment-Interpleader Proceedings-Claimant in possession of goods at the time of seizure-Allegation by judgement creditor that judgement debtor had concealed goods in claimant’s shop-Whether onus on Claimant to prove ownership of goods.   REPRESENTATION Kessington for the Appellant. Shomade […]

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/1970/66 (HC-L) BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – 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.   REPRESENTATION   Fowler (Mrs.), for the Defendant/Appellant. Oluwole, for the Plaintiff/Respondent.   TAYLOR, C.J.: The plaintiff now respondent sued the defendant […]

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] KUWAIT OIL TANKER COMPANY SAK AND OTHERS (RESPONDENTS) V. UBS AG (APPELLANTS) HOUSE OF LORDS SESSION 2002-03 ON APPEAL FROM: [2002] EWCA CIV 34 OPINIONS OF THE LORDS OF APPEAL FOR JUDGMENT IN THE CAUSE [2003] UKHL 31 ON THURSDAY 12 JUNE 2003 3PLR/2003/108  (HL)   THE APPELLATE COMMITTEE COMPRISED: Lord Bingham of Cornhill Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead Lord Hoffmann Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough Lord Millett REPRESENTATION   MAIN 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] JIMOH SOWOLE V. RAIMI EREWUNMI HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 16TH OCTOBER, 1961 LD/385/61 3PLR/1961/10  (HC-L) OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE: DICKSON, J.   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY – TORT: Libel and Slander—Slander in foreign language—Need to plead slander in the original language and in its translated version PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: COURT – Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules O. XXXII r. 19—Application to strike out Statement of Claim alleging […]

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] INTELSEC SYSTEMS LTD AND OTHERS V. GRECH-CINI AND OTHERS THE HIGH COURT CHANCERY DIVISION 13, 14 MAY, 18 JUNE 1999 3PLR/1999/54  (CH.D) BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP NICHOLAS WARREN QC SITTING AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – CIVIL PROCEDURE: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; Courts   Discovery – Interlocutory motion – Jurisdiction – Passing off – Defendants setting up company in competition with claimants after […]

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] HOPE HARRIMAN V. COLONEL MOBOLAJI O. JOHNSON  HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 26TH OCTOBER 1970 SUIT NO: LD/440/69 3PLR/1970/37 (HC-L) BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Courts-High Court-Jurisdiction-Ouster of Jurisdiction-Decree No. 28 of 1970. Declaration, Action for-Forfeiture of assets-Decree No. 281970-Effect.   REPRESENTATION Hotonu, for Defendant/Applicant. Agbamuche, for Plaintiff/Respondent   TAYLOR C.J.:- The defendant applicant moves this Honourable Court under Order XXVIII r 2 of the High […]