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] CLAUDE NABHAN V. GEORGE NABHAN SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST APRIL, 1967. SUIT NO. SC 358/1965. CWLR (1967) 6 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1967/48  (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women and Divorce – Husband’s petition for divorce against wife on ground of cruelty – What needs to be proved – Whether unreasonable, self-willed and domineering conduct by wife amounts to cruelty – How treated ___________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     […]

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] MEME v. MEME SUPREME COURT, 25TH JUNE, 19651 FSC.450/1963 HD 14/62 CWLR (1965) 12 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1965/49  (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAWS – MATRIMONIAL CAUSES:- Women and Divorce proceedings – Woman cross-petitioning on ground of adultery and cruelty –  Payment of maintenance and alimony – Distinction – Quantum – Relevant considerations – How treated by courts __________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BRETT, ONYEAMA, AND AJEGBO, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION […]

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] BADEJOKO ADETOUN LAWSON V. CHARLES OLATUNDE LAWSON SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 11TH OCTOBER, 1968. SUIT NO. SC 527/1966. CWLR (1968) 12 OTHER CITATIONS LN-E-LR/1968/58  (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Matrimonial proceedings – Petition for divorce on ground of cruelty against wife – Relevant considerations – Conduct capable of bringing on illness to spouse- Neglect of spouse during spell of illness – How treated __________________________   BEFORE: COKER, J.S.C. […]

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] ERNEST SUNDAY JAMGBADI V. ADEOLA JAMGBADI SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S. C. 424/1962 28TH NOVEMBER, 1963. CWLR (1963) 16 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1963/75  (FSC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW – FAMILY LAW: – Wife: Petition for divorce on ground of adultery – Husband: Cross-petition for divorce on grounds of adultery and desertion – Failure of both wife and husband to prove adultery – Failure of court to consider husband’s ground […]

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 V. FRANCIS SUPREME COURT, 7TH MAY, 1965 SUIT NO HD145163 SC.20511965 CWLR (1965) 8 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1965/32  (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Divorce proceedings – Wife’s application to dismiss suit as incompetent – When deemed frivolous application – Attitudes of courts thereto __________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: BAIRAMIAN, ONYEAMA AND AJEGBO, A.S.C.   REPRESENTATION A. AKINTOYE – for the appellant (respondent to the petition). […]

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 IBEZI ENEKEBE V. CHRISTINA ENEKEBE & ANR IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF MARCH 1964 F.S.C. 188/1963 CWLR (1964) 4 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1964/26  (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Divorce Proceedings – Ground of adultery and cruelty – Where cruelty proved against woman but man shown to have indulged in bigamy subsequently and culpable delay – Interest of children of the marriage […]

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] NIBILEMI BIKAWE V. MILLER OKITIKPI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C.48/1961 11TH JANUARY, 1962. CWLR (1962) 4 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1962/40 (FSC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Family Law – Adultery and Marriage – Promiscuity and Prostitution by married persons – Action against third party for adultery with spouse – Husband suing third party for adultery with wife – Husband’s initial award of £50 reduced to ONE penny – Whether […]

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] GEOFFREY SUNK BELL-GAM V. GRACE BELL-GAM SUPREME COURT, 25TH MARCH, 1965 SC.354/1964/E/SI /60 CWLR (1965) 6 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1965/22 (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women/Children and Divorce – Petition for dissolution of marriage and custody of children – Order for maintenance of children – Need to give to give fair hearing to both parties – Effect of failure thereof ___________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BAIRAMIAN, ONYEAMA, AND COKER, […]

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] THEOPHILUS A. AWOBOKUN AND ANOR V. TOUN ADEYEMI SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 29TH OCTOBER 1970 SIUT NO: S.C. 206/1969 CWLR (1970) 3   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1970/20  (SC)   _________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Justice Administration – Woman who filed caveat against a Notice of Marriage under the Act because she was married to a party to the proposed marriage – Woman convicted summarily for being in contempt […]

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 ANYAEGBUNAM V. CATHERINE ANYAEGBUNAM SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 19TH APRIL, 1973 SUIT NO. SC.18/1973 CWLR (1973) 4   OTHER CITATIONS (1973) 4 S.C.84 LN-e-LR/1973/17 (SC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Justice Administration – Petition for Judicial Separation – Whether Church ceremony constitutes valid marriage under the Marriage Act – Relevant considerations _____________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ELIAS, C.J.N. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IBEKWE Ag. J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES FAMILY […]

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] STEPHEN O. AKINYEMI V. ROSELLA A. AKINYEMI AND ANOTHER SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 303/62 25TH NOVEMBER, 1963. CWLR (1963) 6 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1963/27  (FSC)   ______________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN: – Women/Children and Divorce – Petition for divorce on ground of adultery – How proved – Test for ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ applicable to adultery – Familiarity and opportunity – Treatment by court thereof – Claim for custody – Relevant […]

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] AKPAN UDO UKUT AND OTHERS V. THE STATE THE SUPREME COURT SC. 153/1965 3PLR/1965/11  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. [Delivered lead judgment]   REPRESENTATION J.A. COLE for the appellants. F.O. OFFIAH, Senior State Counsel (E.N.),for the respondent. AMICI CURIAE: S. D. ADEBIYI, D.P.P. (Lagos), with him S. O SOGBETUN; J. OMO-EBOH, D.P.P. (Mid-West) V. F. A. OSINIBI, Senior State Counsel (West).   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE: […]