Judgements Categories: Supreme 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] KADA V. YAWA SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA THURSDAY, 16TH JULY, 1999. SC. 208/1991 3PLR/1999/67  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS [1998] 10 NWLR (PT. 569) 196.   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, C.J.N. (Presided) SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, J.S.C. MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C. UTHMAN MOHAMMED, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C.   BETWEEN ALHAJI GARBA GIDAN KADA AND ALHAJI SALIHU GIDAN YAWA MAIN ISSUES EVIDENCE – Proof – […]

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] I.B.A. KABIAWU (For himself and members of Kabiawu Family) V SULE ALABI LAWAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC.7411964. 12TH NOVEMBER, 1965. 3PLR/1965/42  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:   ADEMOLA, C.J.N. COKER, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. REPRESENTATION G.N.A. Okafor, for the Appellant. O.A. Sotubo, for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES CUSTOMARY LAW COMMERCIAL LAW REAL ESTATE Native Law and Custom – Sale of absolute, interest in land – effect […]

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] JOV V. DOM SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 9TH JULY, 1999. SC. 100/1993 3PLR/1999/66  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 9 NWLR (PT.620) 539   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE. J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Leading Judgment) IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, J.S.C. SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO. J.S.C.   BETWEEN AKAAER JOV AND KUTUKU DOM REPRESENTATION Bigila -for the Appellant P.A. Mbahon -for the Respondent MAIN ISSUES APPEAL – […]

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] P.O. JOSHUA V. L.B. AGUSTO (No. 2) FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 150/1961 25TH JULY, 1962 3PLR/1962/78  (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Ruling of the Court) REPRESENTATION: Lardner -for the Applicant. Moore, Q.C., (with him Agusto) -for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE – APPEAL – Right of appeal to Privy Council – Appeal […]

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] JOSHUA OGUNLEYE V. BABATAYO ONI IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 1990 S.C. 193/1987 3PLR/1990/79  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 2 NWLR(Pt.135) 745    BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, JSC ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JSC   BETWEEN Joshua Ogunleye……. Applicant    AND  Babatayo Oni……. Respondent REPRESENTATION Professor M.I. Jegede With D. […]

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] JOSEPH AFOLABI AND ORS V. JOHN ADEKUNLE AND ANOR IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 126/1982 26TH AUGUST, 1983 3PLR/1983/27  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1983) All N.L.R 470   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   IRIKEFE, J.S.C. BELLO, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS             JOSEPH AFOLABI TUNJI OGUNLEYE LAWANSON ARESA   AND JOHN ADEKUNLE DUROJAIYE ADETORO REPRESENTATION Chief F.R.A. Williams, SAX (With him Mrs. […]

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 I. OGBU V. BEST WOKOMA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2005 SC.48/2001 3PLR/2005/66 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (2005) 14 NWLR (PT.944)118 (2005) 7 S.C (PT II) 123   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, JSC   BETWEEN JOHN I.OGBU (ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF OJI OGBU […]

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] JARINATU JINADU AND 3 ORS. V. ADEKUNLE COKER FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 29TH JULY, 1960, F.S.C.5/1960 3PLR/1960/53 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS       BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.S.F. (Presided) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, AG. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) REPRESENTATION Mr. A. A. Ogunsanya -for the Appellants. Mr. C. Kunle Oyero -for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES CUSTOMARY LAW: Grant of law […]

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] JIMOH GARUBA V. ISIAKA YAHAYA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2007 SC.84/1999 3PLR/2002/59 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 3 NWLR (Pt.1021) 390 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC UMARU ATU KALGO, JSC GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, JSC SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC   BETWEEN JIMOH GARUBA Appellants AND ISIAKA YAHAYA Respondents   OTHER CITATIONS Garuba v. Yahaya (2007) 3 NWLR […]

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] JIMO ABUDU V. JOHNSON EGUAKUN IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.77/1996 3PLR/2003/101(SC)     OTHER CITATIONS 14 NWLR (Pt.840)311   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC   REPRESENTATION Chief B. C. Bozimo with him, J. U. Bozimo (Mrs], C. O. Ihensekhien, ESQ. – for the Appellant Kemi Pinheiro, ESQ. – for the Respondent […]