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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] In re GARRARD. GORDON V. CRAIGIE [CHANCERY DIVISION] 1907 Jan. 11, 19.  CITATION [1906 G. 1311.] [1907] 1 Ch. 382   BEFORE: JOYCE J.   REPRESENTATION J. Spencer – for the summons. Rolt – for the vicar and churchwardens of Kington George Lawrence  – for the Attorney-General Edward Ford, for Mrs. Horner Wethered, for the rector of Cheltenham: Solicitors: Holloway, Blount & Co., for H. Birch, Thame; Field, Roscoe & […]

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] In re GARRARD. GORDON V. CRAIGIE [CHANCERY DIVISION] [1906 G. 1311.] 1907 JAN. 11, 19. CWLR (1907) 1 OTHER CITATIONS [1907] 1 Ch. 382 [1907] 2 K.B.539 LN-e-LR/1907/1 (DC-E)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Succession/Inheritance – Woman testatrix – Donation/bequest of portions and residue of estate for charitable purposes – Challenge of same by heirs – How treated __________________________   BEFORE: JOYCE J.   REPRESENTATION J. […]

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] HOUSTON AND OTHERS V. BURNS AND ANOTHER HOUSE OF LORDS 1918 Jan. 29.  3PLR/1918/2 (HL-E) CITATIONS [1918] A.C. 337     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: LORD FINLAY L.C. VISCOUNT HALDANE LORD DUNEDIN LORD ATKINSON, and LORD SHAW OF DUNFERMLINE.   REPRESENTATION CHREE, K.C. (with him M. P. FRASER) (both of the Scottish Bar), for the appellants. CLYDE, K.C. (Lord Advocate and Dean of Faculty) (with him J. W. FORBES (of 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] HOUSTON AND OTHERS V. BURNS AND ANOTHER HOUSE OF LORDS 1918 Jan. 29. 3PLR/1918/2 (HL-E) OTHER CITATIONS [1918] A.C. 337     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: LORD FINLAY L.C. VISCOUNT HALDANE LORD DUNEDIN LORD ATKINSON, and LORD SHAW OF DUNFERMLINE.   REPRESENTATION CHREE, K.C. (with him M. P. FRASER) (both of the Scottish Bar), for the appellants. CLYDE, K.C. (Lord Advocate and Dean of Faculty) (with him J. W. FORBES (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] HOMES V. NEWMAN. [CHANCERY DIVISION] 1931 MARCH 5, 6.   [1929. H. 4148.] CWLR (1931) 1 OTHER CITATIONS [1931] 2 CH. 112 LN-e-LR/1931/3  (CH.D)   _________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Inheritance – Estate of deceased woman – Succession thereto via will – Relevant considerations _________________________   BEFORE: LORD TOMLIN   REPRESENTATION MANNING K.C. and A. C. NESBITT for the plaintiffs. Sir HERBERT CUNLIFFE K.C. and H. J. H. […]

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] HALL V. HALL [COURTS OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE] 1868 MARCH 7. CWLR (1868) 1 OTHER CITATIONS [L.R.] 1 P. & D. 481   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Inheritance – Widow of testatrix – widow as sole beneficiary of the whole of husband’s estate – Alleged inducement of testatrix by widow via threats, violence and intimidation – Legal effect – Attitude of court thereto __________________________   BEFORE: SIR […]

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] HALL V. HALL [COURTS OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE] 1868 MARCH 7. [L.R.] 1 P. & D. 481     BEFORE: SIR J. P. WILDE.   REPRESENTATION Sir R. COLLIER, Q.C., A. STAVELEY HILL, Q.C., and WEIGHTMAN, were for the plaintiff. Dr. SPINKS, Q.C., and Dr. TRISTRAM, for the defendant Attorneys for plaintiff: GREGORY, ROWCLIFFES, & RAWLE Attorney for defendant: BIRD   MAIN ISSUES ESTATE ADMINISTRATION – WILLS: Validity of will […]

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] BOWSKILL V. DAWSON AND ANOTHER. QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION 1953 Nov. 2.  CITATIONS [1951 B. 1029.]   BEFORE: DEVLIN J. BETWEEN NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LD. AND DAWSON AND ANOTHER.   REPRESENTATION Marven Everett Q.C. and H. Tudor Evans for the plaintiff. A. Fearnley-Whittingstall Q.C. and P. M. O’Connor for the defendants. Solicitors: E. P. Rugg AND Co.; William Easton AND Sons.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – EVIDENCE:- Admissibility – […]

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] BANKS V. GOODFELLOW [QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION] Jan. 11 and May 13. 1870 July 6. CITATIONS [L.R.] 5 Q.B. 549 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: COCKBURN, C.J., BLACKBURN, MELLOR, and HANNEN, JJ.   LEGAL REPRESENTATION Attorneys for Plaintiffs: J. G Waugh (Manisty, Q.C., Aspinall, Q.C., and Kemplay, for the plaintiff. Attorneys for the Defendants; Nethersole and Speechley (Holker, Q.C., and C. Hutton) for the defendant.     MAIN ISSUE(S) ESTATE ADMINISTRATION – WILLS:- […]

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] ANGELINA AREFUNWON AND OTHERS V. SALLY SHOLA BARBER AND OTHERS PRIVY COUNCIL 29TH NOVEMBER. 1960. PRIVY COUNCIL APPEAL NO. 4 OF 1959­   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1960/24 (PC)­ BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LORD KEITH (Presided) LORD HODSON, DE SILVA (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE/LAND LAW – TITLE: Possessory title – Standard of proof – Quantum of proof neces­sary to support claim – Claim of title due […]

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] GABRIEL OSE ASABA V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 8TH OCTOBER, 1959. F.S.C. 246/1959   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided and Read Lead Judgment) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, F.J.   REPRESENTATION: Applicant absent, not represented. Mr. B. A. ADEDIPE, Senior Crown Counsel – for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Mockery and Jeers over skin condition taunted […]

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] YARMOUTH V. FRANCE. DIVISIONAL COURT 1887 Aug. 11.  CITATION 19 Q.B.D. 647   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LORD ESHER, M.R. LINDLEY and LOPES, L.J.   REPRESENTATION E. Hume Williams, for the plaintiff Wood Hill, for the defendant:- Solicitor for plaintiff: H. R. Newson. Solicitors for defendant: Dawes & Sons.   MAIN ISSUES EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW: Negligence – Employer and Workman – Driver employed by Wharfinger injured in the course of […]