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] A.O.OYEKOYA V. G.B. OLLIVANT (NIGERIA) LTD SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST FEBRUARY, 1969 SUIT NO. S.C. 557/66 3PLR/1969/86 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     COKER LEWIS MADARIKAN JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Sotubo – for the Plaintiff/Appellant Coker – for the Defendant/Respondent   MAIN JUDGEMENT LEWIS, J.S.C.: In Suit J/45/63 the plaintiff endorsed his writ of summons to the following effect –   “The plaintiff’s claim against the defendants is for 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] OSAREMWINDAN AIGUOKHIAN V. THE STATE (EDO STATE) SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH APRIL 2004 SC. 28/2003SC.235/2002 3LR/2004/85 (SC) OTHER CITATION (2004) 7 NWLR (Pt.873)565   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC (Presided) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, JSC IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, JSC (Delivered the lead judgment)   REPRESENTATION A.O. Alegeh ESQ.  –   For the Appellant V O.A. Oviawe, (Assistant Chief Legal Officer), Ministry 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] THOMAS V. KEREWI (Substituted for JOHN RIEMU) V. BISIRIYU A. ODEGBESAN SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. FSC 157/1963 19TH MARCH, 1965. 3PLR/1965/43 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: BRETT, J.S.C. ONYEAMA, J.S.C. AJEGBO, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES TORTS DEBTOR CREDITOR COMMERCIAL LAW Torts – Damages – Car a total loss – proper factors of assessment – Irrelevance of hire- purchase agreement.   REPRESENTATION K Sofola for 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] JARMAKANI TRANSPORT LTD. V. MADAM WULEMOTU ABEKE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FSC.429/1961 16TH APRIL, 1963. 3PLR/1963/67  (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, AG. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR – MASTER AND SERVANT – Liability of master for negligence of servant. Onus of proof. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR […]

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] ISAAC D.O. EJABULOR V. HIS HIGHNESS D.B. OSHA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JULY 1990 SC 161/1987 3PLR/1990/73 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 5 NWLR (Pt.148) 1   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS    AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, JSC ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, JSC ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JSC EPHRAIM OMOROSE IBUKUN AKPATA, JSC   REPRESENTATION O. Esombi…….. For the Appellant Dr. D. D. Mowoe…….. […]

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] IMAM V. BORNU NATIVE ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 4TH DECEMBER, 1959. F.S.C. 354/1959 3PLR/1959/61 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) LIONEL BRETT, F.J. SAMUEL OKAI QUASHIE-IDUN, AG. F.J.   BETWEEN IMAM V BORNU NATIVE ADMINISTRATION IBRAHIM IMAM AND BORNU NATIVE ADMINISTRATION   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Conviction set aside – Release of convict from […]

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] A. IBEGBU V. LAGOS CITY COUNCIL CARETAKER COMMITTEE AND ANOR SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 28TH FEBRUARY, 1974. SUIT NO. SC 109/1972 3PLR/1974/35 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                               UDOMA, J.S.C. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. REPRESENTATION O. Coker for the Appellant. Ibironke (Mrs) for the Respondents. MAIN ISSUES Tort Negligence Negligent driving causing injury and loss to person and property Liability Vicarious liability Master and servant Servants negligence Liability […]

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] FRANCIS A. GBOLADE V. JOSEPH OLADEJO COURT OF APPEAL (IBADAN DIVISION) CA/126/89 3PLR/1994/43 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 8 N.W.L.R. PART 362 PG.281   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR; GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE; ISA AYO SALAMI. REPRESENTATION A O Olutunfese, ESQ – for the Appellant L. Lagunju ESQ – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURY NEGLIGENCE DUTY OF CARE RES IPSA LOQUITUR VICARIOUS LIABILITY LOSS OF USE   […]

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] FASORO V. ABDALLAH SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC 195/1985 JUNE 12TH 1987 3PLR/1988/32 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1987) NWLR (Pt. 59) 134   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS OBASEKI, J.S.C. NNAMANI, J.S.C. UWAIS,  J.S.C. KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C. REPRESENTATION MAIN ISSUES Appeals (Civil) – Findings of fact – Concurrent findings of fact by two lower courts – Supreme Court generally will not disturb those findings – Except where error on face of […]