Judgements Categories: Supreme Court

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] WEMA BANK LIMITED V. J.O.B. KARUNWI SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 20TH JANUARY, 1975 SUIT NO. SC 73/1974 3PLR/1975/59 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1975) 1 SC 15   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS COKER, J.S.C. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Aka Bashorun – for the Appellants Kunle Oyero – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Tort – Defamation – Libel – Publication – Practice and Procedure – Appeal Argument on a point not […]

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] W.A.A.C. NIGERIA LTD V. BEIJER SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 22ND DECEMBER, 1969] SUIT NO. S.C. 596/66. 3PLR/1969/89 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     ADEMOLA, C.J.N. LEWIS MADARIKAN, JJ.S.C.   BETWEEN           W.A.A.C. NIGERIA LTD. HAYES   AND R. DE. BEIJER – PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT   REPRESENTATION Sowemimo – for the Defendants/Respondents Bentley – for the Plaintiff/Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Negligence with aircraft – “Taking off” the purpose of 5.10(2) of Part IV […]

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] UYO V. NIGERIAN NATIONAL PRESS LTD SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH JUNE, 1974 SUIT NO. SC 266/1972. 3PLR/1974/64 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1974) 6 S.C. (REPRINT) 90   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS COKER, J.S.C. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C.   BETWEEN HIS HIGHNESS UYO I   AND NIG. NATIONAL PRESS LTD MAGNUS BABAHART FELIX EGWARE IN RE FELIX EGWARE REPRESENTATION Mitaire Unurhoro for the Appellant. N. Uwedime for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES Torts […]

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] USIFO II V. EDO UKE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 3RD MARCH, 1958. SUIT NO. FSC 58/1957 3PLR/1958/62 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS [1958] NSCC 25   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: DE LESTANG, Ag. F.C.J. ABBOTT, F.J. COUSSEY, Ag. F.J.   BETWEEN SUNDAY JOSIAH OGIE USIFO II, the Ovie of Agbon AND EDO UKE         OJARIGHO IDEMUDIA   REPRESENTATION: E.U. UDOMA for Appellant. H.A. LARDNER for Respondents   MAIN ISSUES  TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY LAW: Tort […]

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] UME V. EDEOGU FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3RD MARCH, 1960. F.S.C.. 181/1959 3PLR/1960/89 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) PERCIVAL CYRIL HUBBARD, AG. F.J.   BETWEEN AUGUSTINE UME JONATHAN UBA   AND PAUL EDEOGU   MAIN ISSUES TORT – NEGLIGENCE: Road Accident – Claim and Counter-claim for damages – Where onus lies – Need for trial […]

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] S.W. UBANI-UKOMA V. G.E. NICOL FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C.19/1961 15TH FEBRUARY, 1962. 3PLR/1962/122  (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES APPEAL – Damages -Assessment of by appellate court- Principles applica­ble. TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY – DAMAGES – Measure of – Assessment of market value […]

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] U.A.C. OF NIGERIA LTD V. SAMUEL I. EKUNWE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 8 APRIL, 1986 SUIT NO. SC 31/1985 3PLR/1985/74 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS [1986] 1 NSCC 461     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS    OBASEKI, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. KAZEEM, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief C. A. Adogeh – for Appellant Mr. A.A. Balogun (with him Mr. O.O. Omisore) – for Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Tort […]

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] S. AKANIMODO V KENNETH S. MASTERS & OTHERS FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST JUNE, 1956. WACA 231/1954 3PLR/1990/125 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided) SIR JOHN VERITY, Ag. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) WILLIAM HENRY IRWIN, Ag. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY – Damages for unlawful seizure and detention of adulterated cocoa – Claim for trespass to goods – […]