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] JOHN YOUNIS V SADIJU OGUNLAJA HIGH COURT (WEST) 20TH JUNE, 1968 SUIT NO. 1/15/62 3PLR/1968/76 (HC-W)   BEFORE AKINKUGBE, J.,   REPRESENTATION Akintoba – for the Plaintiff Adesina – for the Defendant   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Action-Obstruction-Wooden structure placed on Plaintiff’s premises by Defendant Whether action of Defendant amounted to nuisance or trespass.   MAIN JUDGEMENT AKINKUGBE, J.:- The plaintiff claims £1,000 in special and general damages […]

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] WILLIAM KPEBIMOH V. THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, WESTERN IJAW TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE HIGH COURT, MIDWESTERN PROVINCES  (FEBRUARY 25, 1966) (MIDWEST HIGH COURT NO.W/37/64) 3PLR/1966/115 (HC-M)   BEFORE: Arthur Prest, J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Civil Procedure-Unincorporated body-Action for breach of contract against unincorporated body-Body having statutory functions-Whether such body can sue or be sued as a legal entity-Education Law (Cap 34 Laws of Western Nigeria) S. 53.   […]

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] ULTRAFRAME (UK) LTD V.  FIELDING AND OTHERS HIGH COURT (CHANCERY DIVISION) 12/01/2004 3PLR/2004/85 (HC-L) BEFORE  Laddie J   REPRESENTATION Neneh Munu   Barrister.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Civil proceedings – Case management conference -Permission for hearing of certain applications to precede trial – Consideration of relevant facts.   MAIN JUDGMENT In the course of a case management conference the issue arose as to whether the court should allow a […]

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] JONAH UGBOBOR V. A.C. ONUKAFOR & ANOR. HIGH COURT, MID-WEST  3RD MAY, 1966 SUIT NO. 5/31/65. 3PLR/1966/113 (SC) BEFORE: EKERUCHE, J.   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE   ACTION for Damages.   REPRESENTATION Aganbi for the Plaintiff. Oji for the Defendant.   EKERUCHE, J.:-This is an action for damages brought by the Plaintiff, who is suing as relative of a deceased, who was killed […]

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] LATEKOE ADEBOWALE TUAKLI V. THE NIGERIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION LTD HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 11TH AUGUST 1970 SUIT NO. LD/44/70 3PLR/1970/64 (HC-L)   BEFORE: GEORGE, J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Action-Preliminary objection-Director General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation-Whether a juristic person Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation Act, Cap. 133, S.16(1)   REPRESENTATION Shyngle, for the Defendant. Aka-Bashorun, for the Plaintiff.   GEORGE, J.:- In this case the plaintiff claims against […]

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] LEVENTIS MOTORS LIMITED V. G.C. S. MBONU HIGH COURT (NORTH) 18th July, 1961 JD/90/1959 3PLR/1961/13 (HC-N)   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE: REED, J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION – Writ—Liquidated demand—Undefended list—No appearance for Defence—Entry of Judgment in sum less than demand through plaintiff’s error—Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, OXL. r 5. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – JUDGMENT—Default—Plaintiff’s error—Amount entered less than sum due—Setting aside—Motion by Plaintiff—Supreme […]

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] KALIFE TRAVEL BUREAU    V. LE PAON ROUGE LTD HIGH COURT LAGOS 21ST OCTOBER 1968 SUIT NO. LD/287/68 3PLR/1968/50 (HC-L)   BEFORE ADEDIPE, I.   REPRESENTATION F. Akinsanya (Mrs.) – for the Plaintiff M. A. Razaq – for the Defendant   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Action-Plaintiff trading by himself as a firm-Not a partnership-Whether Plaintiff could sue infirm name.   MAIN JUDGEMENT ADEDIPE, J.: The plaintiff claims from 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] O. OLUSEYE JOHNSON (LIQUIDATOR OF MERCHANT BANK LTD.) V A.S. A. SOBAKI HIGH COURT OF LAGOS: 28TH AUGUST, 1968 SUIT NO. LD/456/66. 3PLR/1968/49 (HC-L)   BEFORE ADEBIYI, J.,   REPRESENTATION Ademakinwa – for the Plaintiff Awopeju – for the Defendant   MAIN ISSUES BANKING AND FINANCE -Granting of overdraft facilities-Action to recover overdraft-Whether cause of action should not be deemed to have arisen until there has been a demand made or notice […]

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 ALAO JOHNSON V. GEORGE SARKIS HIGH COURT OF LAGOS 3RD NOVEMBER, 1969 SUIT NO. LD/523/69 3PLR/1969/56 (HC-L)   BEFORE: TAYLOR, C.J.,   REPRESENTATION Esan, for the Applicant. Somefun, (with him Lucambi), for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW/REAL ESTATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – ACTION – INJUNCTION   MAIN JUDGMENT TAYLOR, C.J The applicant in this Motion seeks an order restraining the defendant by means of an interim injunction […]