Judgements Categories: Other Courts

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] FREDERICK GEORGE LAWSON V. M.A. SIFFRE AND LAWANI MATI (1932) 3PLR/1932/6 (DC-CPL) REPRESENTATION Clark for plaintiff. O. Alakija for defendants. MAIN ISSUES ETHICS – LEGAL PRACTITIONER: Solicitor and client – advice to client about investment – negligence of solicitor in making no proper investigation of mortgagor’s Title – no fee charged by solicitor – liability of solicitor acting for client without remuneration – measure of damages. REAL ESTATE:- Property transactions – […]

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] LAKE V. BAYLISS AND ANOTHER [CHANCERY DIVISION] [1972 L. NO. 2613] [1974] 1 W.L.R. 1073 1974 MARCH 18 3PLR/1974/41  (SC)   BEFORE: Walton J. REPRESENTATION Sarah C. Cockburn for the first defendant. J. Millett Q.C. and C. I. Howells for the second defendant. MAIN ISSUES Vendor and Purchaser – Contract – Sale of land – Action for specific performance – Sale to third party – Proceeds paid to vendor’s solicitor […]

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]  KUFEJI V. KOGBE SUIT NO. LD/6/1961; [1961] ANLR 122 3PLR/1961/70   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE: COKER, J. COUNSELS: Odunjo for Plaintiff. Coker for Defendant.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW/REAL ESTATE: Declaration of title to land – PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: Interim injunction with respect to land – Relevant considerations – Application of the principle of id certum est quod certum reddi potest MAIN JUDGMENT COKER, J. — This is an […]

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] MARTIN LAWANI KOSOKO V. MOMODU OTENIYA KOSOKO & OTHERS DIVISIONAL COURT, COLONY AND PROTECTORATE, LAGOS 9TH APRIL, 1937 3PLR/1937/1 (DC-CPL)   CITATIONS     BEFORE: CAREY, J.   REPRESENTATION Johnson for plaintiff. Hagley for defendants.   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE/LAND LAW:- Family property- Claim by individual member of family against the representatives of family for an account of rents and mesne profits of the family property – How treated ESTATE […]

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] KOJO OKU alias B. C. BAIDOO of AYAN SUNKWA V. AKOSUAH EDUYAAH SUCCESSOR OF OWUSUAH (deceased) OF AYAN SUNKWA ACCRA, 10TH DECEMBER, 1951 3PLR/1956/18 (WACA) CITATIONS [1956] VIII WACA 334   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: FOSTER-SUTTON, P. COUSSEY AND KORSAH, JJ.   REPRESENTATION F. Hayfron-Benjamin for the Respondent. Adumua-Bossman for the Appellant.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW:- Motion for Writ of Restitution of Possession – Circumstances in which this procedure is […]

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] TWIMAHENE ADJEIBI KOJO II V. OPANIN KWADWO BONSIE & ANOTHER QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (1957) 1 WLR 1223 2ND DECEMBER 1957 3PLR/1957/47 (SC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: LORD REID (Presided) LORD DENNING (Delivered the judgment of the court) LORD M.D. DE SILVA   REPRESENTATION: Joseph Dean -for appellant. Respondent absent and unrepresented.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW – Title to land – traditional history – best way to test same. […]

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] KNIGHTSBRIDGE ESTATES TRUST, LIMITED V. BYRNE AND OTHERS (TRUSTEES OF ROYAL LIVER FRIENDLY SOCIETY) HOUSE OF LORDS 1940 April 2, 3, 4, 22. 3PLR/1940/2 (HL)     CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: VISCOUNT MAUGHAM LORD ATKIN LORD WRIGHT LORD ROMER, and LORD PORTER. REPRESENTATION M. Gover K.C. and Wilfrid M. Hunt for the respondents. K.C.H. B. Vaisey K.C. and J. H. Stamp for the appellants. Solicitors for appellants: Clifford-Turner & Co. […]

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] CHIEF J. M. KODILINYE AND ANOTHER V. PHILIP AKUNNE ANATOGU AND ANOTHER PRIVY COUNCIL 1955 Feb. 14 ON APPEAL FROM THE WEST AFRICAN COURT OF APPEAL 3PLR/1955/9 (PC)   OTHER CITATIONS [1955] 1 W.L.R. 231 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: VISCOUNT SIMONDS, LORD OAKSEY, LORD TUCKER, LORD SOMERVELL OF HARROW and MR. L. M. D. DE SILVA.   REPRESENTATION Sir Hartley Shawcross Q.C., Dingle Foot Q.C. and R. K. Handoo for the […]

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] AMODU TIJANI V. THE SECRETARY, SOUTHERN NIGERIA PRIVY COUNCIL ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA (SOUTHERN PROVINCE). 1921 JULY 11 3PLR/1921/3  (PC)       CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: VISCOUNT HALDANE LORD ATKINSON, and LORD PHILLIMORE.   BETWEEN AMODU TIJANI – APPELLANT V. THE SECRETARY, SOUTHERN NIGERIA – RESPONDENT.   REPRESENTATION Hon. Sir William Finlay K.C. and J. A. Johnston  – for the appellant. Upjohn K.C. and Vernon […]

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] AJOSE V. HARWORTH DIVISIONAL COURT, COLONY AND PROTECTORATE, LAGOS 23RD JANUARY, 1925 3PLR/1925/1 (DC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: VAN DER MEULEN, J.   BETWEEN HARWORTH JAMES OSHINLAJA AND DANIEL SAMPSON OBALADE (joined by order)   MUSTAFA AJOSE JAMES R. RERESENTATION Akinsemoyin for the plaintiff. Moore for the defendant Harworth. Agbebi for the defendant Oshinlaja. The defendant Obalade in person. MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW/REAL ESTATE:- Title to land – Alienation – […]