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] AARON AKPAN V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 14th April, 1972. SUIT NO. SC 355/1971. 3PLR/1972/1 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:   ELIAS, C.J.N. LEWIS, J.S.C. UDOMA, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION O. Akinrele Esq., for the Appellant. Imbrey-Bassey Esq., (Senior State Counsel for the Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE :- Murder – Proof of – Admissibility of evidence of minor/10 year old child – Relevant considerations […]

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] AKINNOLA OLATUNBOSUN V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF JULY, 2013 SUIT NO: SC.399/2010 3PLR/2013/4 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-20939(SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JSC BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JSC CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, JSC KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, JSC   BETWEEN   AKINOLA OLATUNBOSUN – Appellants AND THE STATE –          Respondents   REPRESENTATION Ajayi with him […]

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] HON. IFEDAYO SUNDAY ABEGUNDE V. THE ONDO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY & ORS   IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 2015 SC.643/2014   OTHER CITATIONS (2014) LPELR-23683(CA) LN-e-LR/2015/60 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MAHMUD MOHAMMED, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JSC OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR, JSC MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, JSC CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, JSC KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN, JSC   BETWEEN HON. IFEDAYO […]

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] AKANNI V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 23RD APRIL, 1959 F.S.C.295/58 3PLR/1959/12 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MYLES JOHN ABBOTT, F.J. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. SIR LOUIS NWACHUKWU MBANEFO, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN ALIMI AKANNI AMUSA AKANJI FASASI AREMU OYEWOLE ALABI JIMO AREMU ABUDU AKANMU ADEDIRAN ALAO SALAWU ASHAMU AND THE QUEEN   REPRESENTATION AGBAJE, (with him MR. […]

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] OYESHILE SHODEHINDE V. AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1980 SC.11/1977 LN-e-LR/1980/32 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 1980) All N.L.R 64 (1980) 1-2 S.C. 99   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIEANIAGOLU, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN Chief Yeshau Popoola Oyeshile Shodehinde and Ors. – Appellants AND The Registered Trustees 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] RESSEL L. Y. DAKOLO & ORS. V. GREGORY REWANE-DAKOLO & ORS. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2011 SC.169/2004 CWLR (2011) 8 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/2011/80 (SC)  (2011) LPELR-SC.169/2004   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Inheritance rights – Twice-married deceased woman  – Succession disputes over property devolving on deceased twice-married woman – Claims of grandchildren of deceased woman from prior relation against […]

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] OYESHILE SHODEHINDE V. AHMADIYYA MOVEMENT IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1980 SC.11/1977 LN-e-LR/1980/32 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 1980) All N.L.R 64 (1980) 1-2 S.C. 99   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIEANIAGOLU, JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, JSC   BETWEEN CHIEF YESHAU POPOOLA OYESHILE SHODEHINDE AND ORS. – Appellants AND THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES 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] ODUNSI AND OTHERS V. ODUNSI IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 27TH APRIL, 1979.  SUIT NO. SC 7/1979 LN-e-LR/1979/20  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1979) All N.L.R 77   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS        SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. OBASEKI, J.S.C. ESO, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   BETWEEN ADEKUNLE ODUNSI MRS. ADEYOSOLA OSHINOWO (NEE ODUNSI) ADENIKE ODUNSI AND ADEMOLA ODUNSI   REPRESENTATION Mr. A. O. Sogbesan, (with him Messrs C.O. Adesanya and A. Adesanya […]

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.A. MARTINS V. A.R. MARTINS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA, LAGOS COLONY (FULL COURT) 15TH OCTOBER, 1940 3PLR/1940/6 (SC-L) OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: BUTLER LLOYD, J.   REPRESENTATION Wells Palmer for plaintiff. Franklin for defendant.   MAIN ISSUES FAMILY LAW – GUARDIANSHIP: Need for it to be legally ordered – attitude of court to a false claim via affidavit asserting guardianship of orphan by virtue of filial relationship where none has been […]

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] MARTINS V. FOWLER PRIVY COUNCIL ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 1926 JUNE 18 3PLR/1926/1 (PC)   OTHER CITATIONS [1926] A.C. 746   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: VISCOUNT HALDANE LORD ATKINSON, and LORD DARLING.   MAIN ISSUES ESTATE ADMINISTRATION:- Intestate Succession to real Estate – Construction of applicable Ordinance – “Marriage validated hereby” – Marriage valid apart from Ordinance – how treated FAMILY LAW:- Validity of marriage – Implication […]

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] REV LIJADU. V. MRS FRANKLIN (nee LIJADU) SUPREME COURT, 15TH APRIL, 1965 SC. 245/1964; LD1365/60 CWLR (1965) 11 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1965/47  (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Real Estate – Women and Justice Administration – Defence of interest in property – Will and Probate – Necessary preliminary steps to acquire standing to sue on behalf of a testator as personal representatives appointed under a will ___________________________ […]

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] HAMMED A. TORIOLA AND ANOR. V. MRS. OLUSHOLA WILLIAMS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 2ND JULY, 1982 SC. 101/1981 LN-e-LR/1982/21 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1982) All N.L.R 188 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IRIKEFE, JSC BELLO, JSC IDIGBE, JSC OBASEKI, JSC ESO JJ.S.C. REPRESENTATION B.A. Austo, Esq. for the Appellants W.A. Oseni, Esq. for the Respondents.   MAIN ISSUES ESTATE ADMINISTRATION:- Intestacy – Real property of whatsoever nature which the intestate […]