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] M.J. EVANS V. S.A. BAKARE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST MARCH, 1973 SUIT NO. SC 332/1970 3PLR/1973/27 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1973) All N.L.R 181 (1973) 3 S.C. 53   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS                                    COKER, J.S.C. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES Tort –Contributory negligence – Claim for damages for personal injuries – Res ipsa loquitur -Application -Erroneous.   REPRESENTATION Mr. Kehinde Sofola for the Appellant. Mr. I.A Olorunnimbe […]

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] FAMUYIMA V. FOLAWIYO AND OTHERS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 5TH MAY, 1972. SUIT NO. SC 30/1970. 3PLR/1972/53 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1972) All N.L.R 446   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:           LEWIS, J.S.C. UDOMA, J.S.C. FATAI-WILUAMS, J.S.C.   BETWEEN B.O. FAMUYIWA   AND W.I. FOLAWIYO E.OGUNDEJI NORTHERN ASSURANCE CO. LTD. (3RD) PARTY   MAIN ISSUES Tort – Negligence – Damages for negligence – S.26 Workmen Compensation Act – Bar to claim. […]

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.B. DALUMO V. THE SKETCH PUBLISHING CO. LTD. SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 19TH MAY, 1972. SUIT NO. SC 68/1970. 3PLR/1972/45  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1972) 5 S.C. 194   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:           ELIAS, C.J.N. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES Law of Torts – Defamation – Libel – Publication in Daily Sketch – Whether words not specifically naming plaintiff refer to him – Correct test – Publication about […]

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] CHRISTOPHER UDECHUKWU V. ISAAC OKWUKA FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 18TH OCTOBER, 1956 WACA 203/1954 3PLR/1956/61 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWAJIBOWU, AG. F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) PERCY CYRIL HUBBARD, AG. F.J.   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Statement of Claim – Amendment by Court – Propriety of. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Statement of claim – Writ of Summons – […]

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] CHIEF R.A. OKOYA & ORS V. S. SANTILLI & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY , 23RD DAY OF MARCH, 1990 SC 200/1989 3PLR/1990/44 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS NWLR (Pt.131) 172.   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, JSC SAIDU KAWU, JSC ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE, JSC   BETWEEN Chief R. A. Okoya & Ors……..    Appellants AND Santilli & […]

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] CHIEF NELSON ANAMALI V. NENE IJIRIGHO FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 22ND APRIL, 1960. SUIT NO. FSC 254/1959 3PLR/1960/35 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS    BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.F. ABBOTT, F.J. HUBBARD, Ag. F.J. REPRESENTATION J.A. Cole, for the Appellant. G.M. Boyo, for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES TORT: Fatal Accidents – whether means of deceased should be taken into account – position of widow of deceased – competence of suit by dependants without […]

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] C.F. A. O. V. CHUBA IKPEAZU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA S.C. 359/1964. 4TH MARCH, 1966. 3PLR/1966/49 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     SIR LIONEL BRETT, J.S.C. (Presided) GEORGE BAPTIST AYODOLA COKER, J.S.C. CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, J.S.C. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   REPRESENTATION Sofola (with him, T. Sofola) – for the Appellants G.C.M. Onyiuke (with him, Chike Ofodile) – for the Respondent MAIN ISSUES COMMERCIAL LAW – AGENCY – Acts […]

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.O. BENSON V. LAWRENCE OTUBOR SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 13TH MARCH, 1975 SUIT NO. SC 28/1974 3PLR/1975/24 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1975) 1 All N.L.R 43 (1975) 3 S.C. 6   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ELIAS, C.J.N. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Mr. J.O. Sadoh – for the Appellant Mr. B.O. Benson – for the Respondent   MAIN ISSUES Tort – Negligence – Master/Servant – Driver causing plaintiff damage by […]

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] OLAYIWOLA BENSON AND ANOTHER V. JOSEPH OLADIPUPO ASHIRU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 9TH JUNE, 1967. SUIT NO. SC 405/1975. 3PLR/1967/25 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     BRETT, J.S.C. COKER, J.S.C. LENS, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION O. Benson – for the Appellants A. Cole and D. A. Ladega – for the Respondents MAIN JUDGEMENT TORT – Fatal accidents – Competency of action – Plaintiff suing as husband of deceased – Failure to […]