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]  BAMGBALA V. ALADE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA S.C. 327/1964. 3PLR/1966/41(SC) 11TH MARCH, 1966.   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) CHARLES DADI ONYEAMA, J.S.C. MICHAEL OGUEJIOFO AJEGBO, J.S.C. BETWEEN KASALIYU BAMGBALA & ORS.   AND TUNDI ALADE  EBUN OLAJUMOKE BUCKNOR (Substituted for B.J. Alade (Deceased)   REPRESENTATION B.A. Agusto (with him, Alhaji M.O. Oseni) – for the Appellants V.O. Munis […]

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]  BALOGUN V. U.A.C OF NIGERIA LTD FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 16TH FEBRUARY, 1959. F.S.C/121/1958 3PLR/1959/31 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J.(Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. LIONEL BRETT, F.J.   BETWEEN A. BALOGUN AND U.A.C. OF NIGERIA LTD. SULE IJEBU   MAIN ISSUES LANDLORD AND TENANT – Petrol filling station – Whether premises within Recovery of Premises Ordinance. LANDLORD AND […]

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]  MUSHUD O. BADA V. MRS H.F. PEREIRA & ORS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 28TH NOVEMBER, 1974. SUIT NO. SC 312/1972. 3PLR/1974/19  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1974) All N.L.R 856   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   ELIAS, C.J.N. UDOMA, J.S.C.  IRIKEFE, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES Land Law Claim for declaration of title, damages for trespass, restraining injunction and order for rectification of Register of Titles Mortgage of the property Exercise of right 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]  BABALOLA V. BABALOLA FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH JUNE, 1956. OTHER CITATIONS WACA 69/1955 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.   BETWEEN OLAJIDE BABALOLA BANDELE ASHCROFT (MRS.) AGBEKE ROBBIN (MRS.) TAIWO BABALOLA ADEGOKEBABALOLA OLATUNJI BABALOLA TITILAYO BABALOLA (Suing by her next friend Okunlola Babalola) AND HANAH MAGBAGBEOLA BABALOLA JOHN YOUNIS […]

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]  YESUFU BABAJIDE V. AKITOYE AISA AND ANOTHER SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 18TH NOVEMBER, 1966] (SC.402/1964.)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     BRETT ONYEAMA AND AJEBO, JJ.S.C.,   REPRESENTATION G. O. Agbaje – for the appellant O. A. Akinjide, with him Latinwo and Akinleye, – for the respondents   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE   Appeal by plaintiff. SC.402/1964; High Court (W.N.) L/23/61.   MAIN JUDGEMENT ONYEAMA, J.S.C. (delivering the judgment of 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]  B.P. (WEST AFRICA) LIMITED V AKINOLA ALLEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3PLR. 278/1962 29TH NOVEMBER, 1962.     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. SIR VANE BAIRAMIAN, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   MAIN ISSUES   APPEAL – Damages – Quantum of – Whether need be specifically raised in grounds of appeal. APPEAL – Grounds of- Impossibility of performance and […]

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]  AYOOLA V. ADEBAYO SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH APRIL, 1969 SUIT NO. S.C. 355/67 3PLR/1969/28  (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     COKER LEWIS FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JJ.S.C.   BETWEEN ISAAC AYOOLA   AND JINADU ADEBAYO DAUDA IDOWU SOLABOMIIYAOBA   REPRESENTATION Chief Coker, (with him Kolawole,) – for the Defendant/Appellant Adeyemi – for the Plaintiffs/Respondents   MAIN JUDGEMENT Coker, J.S.C.:- The respondents were the plaintiffs in an action instituted by them against 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]    GBADEBO AYENI V MADAM REBECCA B. OLUKOLU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3PLR. 5/1963 23RD DECEMBER, 1963.       BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:   SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.N. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, J.S.C. (Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES   CUSTOMARY LAW- Alienation of land held by a customary tenant- Effect of. EVIDENCE – Proof – Power of Attorney – Failure to […]

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]  GABRIEL ABIOLA AYANKOYA V CHIEF SUBERU SOLAGBADE & OTHERS FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3PLR 348/1960 19TH MARCH. 1962.       BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES   LAND LAW – Equitable defences – Laches, Acquiescence, long possession – When not available. LAND LAW – Family land […]

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]  AWOYEGBE AND ANR V. OGBEIDE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH MARCH, 1988. SUIT NO. SC 195/1986 3PLR (1988) 8   OTHER CITATIONS (1988) 1 NWLR (Pt. 73) 695 LN-e-LR/1988/20  (SC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: NNAMANI, J.S.C. UWAIS, J.S.C. OPUTA, J.S.C. WALI,  J.S.C. CRAIG, J.S.C.   BETWEEN H. N. O. AWOYEGBE S. A. ABURIME   AND CHIEF J. E. OGBEIDE   REPRESENTATION O. Rhodes (with him A. O. […]

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]    AWOLO V. OKWUDI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3RD MARCH, 1958. F.S.C 62/1957                                                                                         3PLR/1958/12  (FSC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS M.C. NAGEON DE LES’IANG AG. F.C.I. (Presided) […]

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]  AWOBIYI V IGBALAIYE BROTHERS SUPREME COURT, 14TH MAY, 1965 FSC.23011963; LD139A/62         3PLR/1965/18  (SC)       BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: BRETT, JSC ONYEAMA, JSC AJEGBO, J.J.S.C.   BETWEEN AWOBIYI & SONS AND IGBALAIYE BROTHERS   MAIN ISSUES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – Legislation-Recovery of Premises Act (1958 Laws of the Federation etc. cap. 176), s.8, s.9, s.19(d); Schedule, Forms B and C. REAL ESTATE – Landlord and Tenant-Landlord‘s notice […]