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] LAWAL BURAIMOH FATOYINBO AND OTHERS V. SELIATU ABIKE WILLIAMS alias SANNI AND OTHERS FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15TH NOVEMBER, 1956 FSC 27/1956 CWLR (1956) 7 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1956/41 (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Young persons and Customary practices – Young persons and administration of estate of deceased mother/parent – Practice of inviting older relative to join as party for the grant of letter of administration – 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] MOSUNMOLA IYABOLA FADAYOMI V. OLUDOLAPO OMONIYI SADIPE & ORS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 25TH APRIL, 1986 SUIT NO. SC 16/1985   OTHER CITATIONS (1986) 2 NWLR (Pt.25) 736 LN-e-LR/1985/40 (SC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Justice Administration – Joinder as a party to a suit without one’s consent – Whether person absolutely/constitutionally entitled to remove one’s name from any suit – Women and Estate Administration – Appointment as […]

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] EYESAN V. SANUSI IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA S.C.107/1982 FRIDAY, 13TH APRIL, 1989 CWLR (1989) 8   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1989/27  (SC) ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Succession to litigation by sons of deceased litigant ___________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   AYO GABRIEL IRIKEFE, J.S.C. ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI, J.S.C. KAYODE ESO, J.S.C. AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, J.S.C. MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C.   BETWEEN EYESAN   AND (1) TAURID SANUSI (2) ALHAJI TAJUDEEN […]

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 EYO EDEM NSEFIK (SINCE DEAD) & ORS V. ROSEMARY MUNA & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2013 SC.170/2007 CWLR (2013) 8     OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-21862(SC) LN-e-LR/2013/35   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Inheritance – Will and Administration of Estate of a Deceased woman – procedural issues – Right of surviving husband and validity of 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]  BATTAN SINGH AND OTHERS V. AMIRCHAND AND OTHERS ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FIJI. [PRIVY COUNCIL] 1947 July 30; Dec. 8.  CITATIONS [1948] A.C. 161 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIP: LORD ROCHE, LORD NORMAND and Mr. JAMES STRATFORD.   REPRESENTATION Sir Herbert Cunliffe K.C. and Jopling for the appellants Khambatta K.C. and Umrigar for the respondents Solicitors for appellants and respondents Nos. 3 to 6: Hy. S. L. Polak 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] AREFUNWON V. BARBER FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 19TH MAY, 1958. F.S.C.225/1957     OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, F.C.J. (Presided) WILFRED HUGH HURLEY, AG. F.J. SAMUEL OKAI QUASHIE-IDUN, AG. F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court)   BETWEEN ANGELINA AREFUNWON CATHERINE AYODELE SAMUEL S.I. WRIGHT DE SOUZA AND SALLY SHOLA BARBER EMILY LANDE BARBER HENRIETTA YETUNDE BARBER SAMUEL BANDELE BARBER BEN LOLADE BARBER   REPRESENTATION: 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] N.A. AGUSTO AND 2 OTHERS V SUNDAY DADA SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SUIT NO. SC 237/1964 8TH JULY, 1965. CWLR (1965) 2 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1965/10  (SC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women and Inheritance – Matrilineal devise of real estate via will – Property owned by deceased woman – Devolution of same to her children and heirs – Claim of her caretaker to ownership of a portion 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] SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NIGERIA LIMITED V. CHIEF TIGBARA EDAMKUE & ORS. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF JULY, 2009 SC.60/2003   OTHER CITATIONS (2009) 14 NWLR (PT. 1160) 1 SC BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS NIKI TOBI, JSC ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC JAMES OGENYI OGEBE, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC   BETWEEN SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NIGERIA LIMTIED Appellant(s) AND 1ST […]

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] VIVIAN CLEMS AKPAMGBO-OKADIGBO & ORS V. EGBE THEO CHIDI & ORS (2) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2015 SC.714/2013   OTHER CITATIONS (2015) LPELR-24564(SC) LN-e-LR/2015/145 (SC)     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC SULEIMAN GALADIMA, JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, JSC MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, JSC JOHN INYANG OKORO, JSC   BETWEEN VIVIAN CLEMS AKPAMGBO-OKADIGBO REBECCA UDOJI JOHN OLIBIE CHRIS OBINNA […]

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] RT. HON. PRINCE TERHEMEN TARZOOR V. ORTOM SAMUEL IORAER & ORS  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2016 SC.928/2015 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/2016/56 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA , J.S.C MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, J.S.C MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD , J.S.C JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C AMIRU SANUSI, J.S.C   BETWEEN HON. PRINCE TERHEMEN TARZOOR – […]

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] SULLIVAN IHEANACHO CHIME & ANOR V. ENGINEER ANAYO B. ONWUEGBU & ORS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY, 2013 SUIT NO: SC.388/2012 LN-e-LR/2013/168     OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS            WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC BODE RHODES – VIVOUR, JSC KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, JSC   BETWEEN SULLIVAN IHEANACHO CHIME MR. SUNDAY ONYEBUCHI – Appellants […]

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] SENATOR JOY EMORDI V. HON. ALPHONSUS UBA IGEKE & ORS. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2011 SC.176/2010 (CONSOLIDATED) CWLR (2011) 9 OTHER CITATIONS  (2011) 9 NWLR 41 LN-e-LR/2011/83 (SC)  (2011) LPELR-SC.176/2010   _______________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women in Politics – General election into legislative offices – Legal challenges arising therefrom – Relevant considerations __________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, […]