Judgements Categories: Supreme Court

BAKARE ELUFISOYE (For himself and other members of Agbefe Family) V SAMUEL ALABETUTU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 25TH OCTOBER, 1968. SUIT NO. SC 541/1965 3PLR/1965/29  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: COKER, J.S.C. LEWIS, J.S.C. MADARIKAN, J.S.C. REPRESENTATION Toye Fawciure for the Appellant. A. Fayokun for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW – Declaration of title – Failure of plaintiff to prove title – Onus on plaintiff weakness of defence notwithstanding PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Nature of evidence required to discharge onus depends on particular issues raised by a particular case – Non-suit – When to order in […]

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] ELOICHIN (NIGERIA) LTD AND 2 ORS V. VICTOR NGOZI MBADIWE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA   10TH JANUARY, 1986 SUIT NO. SC 54/1981 3PLR/1985/32  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1986) 1 NWLR (Pt.14)47   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS  OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. KAZEEM, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C.   BETWEEN ELIOCHIN (NIGERIA) LIMITED R.G.H. ELCHAMI MRS. N. R. ELCHAMI   AND VICTOR NGOZI MBADIWE (Substituted for Chief J. Green Mbadiwe) REPRESENTATION […]

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] ELI OYAH & ANOR V. VINCENT W.O. IKALILE & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 1995 SC.51/1988 3PLR/1995/34  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS  (1995) 7 NWLR (PT.406)150   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC   BETWEEN ELI OYAH OBU OYAH – Appellant(s)   AND VINCENT W.O. IKALILE NELSON […]

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] ELEMCHUKWU IBATOR V. CHIEF BELI BARAKURO IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF APRIL 2007 S.C. 243/2001 3PLR/2007/42 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SYLVESTER UMARU  ONU, JSC DAHIRU  MUSDAPHER, JSC SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, JSC MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC   BETWEEN ELEMCHUKWU  IBATOR MONDAY IBATOR ELIJAH ZIAH (FOR THEMSELVES AND AS REPRESENTING THEIR EKIRIKUMA FAMILY OF IKARAMA VILLAGE IN OKORDIA, […]

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] ELECHI V. NWOSU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 117/1962 18TH NOVEMBER, 1963. 3PLR/1962/54 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. EUGENE OLUFEMI ADEYINKA MORGAN, AG. J.S.C.   BETWEEN JAMES ELECHI EGEJURU NODUMELE, (Both of Obigbo for themselves and on behalf of their people of Obigbo.)   AND NWAGWU NWOSU (DEAD) CHIEF ROBINSON […]

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] ELEAZOR OBIOHA V. INNOCENT IBERO & ANOR IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1994 SC.101/1993 3PLR/1994/36  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS  (1994) NWLR 1 (Pt.322) 503 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, JSC IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, JSC UTHMAN MOHAMMED, JSC YEKINI OLAYIWOLA ADIO, JSC ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, JSC   BETWEEN ELEAZOR OBIOHA – Appellant(s) AND […]

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] EKRETSU AND ANOTHER V. OYOBEBERE AND OTHERS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA APPEAL NO. SC.24/1991 18TH DECEMBER, 1992 3PLR/1992/33  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS NWLR (Pt. 266)438   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS KAWU, J.S.C. WALI, J.S.C. KUTIGI, J.S.C. OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. MOHAMMED, J.S.C.   BETWEEN EDIO EKRETSU EVRU ONOROVWIE, (for themselves and on behalf of UNUARO FAMILY of Uwheru).   AND MILLAR OYOBEBERE 2 CHIEF ONIVWEGHA AKOKINI SIMON APHIRHEVWE JOHN MARK EKEH […]

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] EKPOKE V USILO SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 30TH JUNE, 1978. SUIT NO. SC 193/1976. 3PLR/1976/44  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1978) 6-7 S.C. (REPRINT) 127   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   BETWEEN JACK AFIUWA EKPOKE OKORODUDU OLOVBA (For themselves and on behalf of Jeddo Community Okpe Clan)   AND DOUGLAS USILO ABIEGUARETES OLORODIDEN ABIEKUNO ODODORO (For themselves and on behalf of Ogodo Family of Jeddo)   REPRESENTATION […]

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] EKO ODUME & ORS V. UME NNACHI & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1964 F.S.C. 428/1963 3PLR/1964/23  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: LIONEL BRETT, F.J GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, F.J CHUKWEIKE IDIGBE, F.J    BETWEEN ODUME V NNACHI EKO ODUME AND ORS (for themselves and the people of AMORIE OZZIZZA AKPO) And UME NNACHI AND ORS (for themselves and […]