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] DR. OLADIPO KAJA V. ALHAJI SALAWU OKE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013 SC.34/2004 LN-e-LR/2013/51   OTHER CITATIONS (2013) LPELR-19908 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.C.A CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, J.C.A MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.C.A CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI J.C.A STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA J.C.A   BETWEEN OLADIPO KAJA – (Trading under the name and style of Maja Hospital) Appellant (s) […]

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] MADAM PATEGO MENIRU & 10 OTHERS V. CLETUS IGWE AND ANOR. FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 339/1962 4TH JANUARY, 1963 CWLR (1963) 18 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1963/91  (FSC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Fatal accidents of spouse – Widows – Reliefs available – Parties against whom liability lie – Liability of corporate employer __________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. JOHN […]

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 ADESEGUN KATTO V. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 13TH DECEMBER, 1991. APPEAL NO. SCA 59/1989 3PLR/1991/89 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   UWAIS, J.S.C. KAWU, J.S.C. AKPATA, J.S.C. OMO, J.S.C. BABALAKIN, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION T.B. Akinyeye (with him, Wale Adewole) – for the appellant Aluko-Olokun (with him, O.I. Aderibigbe) – for the respondent   MAIN ISSUES EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW – […]

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] E.P IDERIMA V. RIVERS STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 15TH JULY, 2005 SC.45/2001 CWLR (2005) 11 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/2005/37 (SC) (2005) 16 NWLR (Pt.951)378     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Leading Judgment) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. UMARU ATU KALGO, J.S.C. DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, J.S.C. GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C.   OTHER ISSUES GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: – Civil […]

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] BASHIR ALADE SHITTA-BEY V. THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1981 SC.57/1980 LN-e-LR/1981/8  (SC) OTHER CITATIONS (1981) 1 S.C. (REPRINT) 26   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO, JSC MOHAMMED BELLO, JSC CHUKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE, JSC KAYODE ESO, JSC AUGUSTINE NNAMANI, JSC   BETWEEN BASHIR ALADE SHITTA-BEY APPELLANT(S) AND THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RESPONDENT(S)     MAIN ISSUES […]

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] T.O. AKINOSHO V. ENIGBOKAN SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 13TH OCTOBER, 1955 LN-e-LR/1955/4 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE: ABBOTT, J   BETWEEN O. AKINOSHO AND LANDE ENIGBOKAN ILISAU   REPRESENTATION B. A. Coker for plaintiff. Benson for defendants.   MAIN ISSUES REAL ESTATE/LAND LAW – LANDLORD AND TENANT:-”Tenant” within meaning of Recovery of Premises Ordinance (Cap. 193) – The word “occupying” in the definition of “tenant”  – Whether means “lawfully occupying” so […]

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] DR. O. O. HUNPONU-WUSU V. ABIMBOLA HUNPONU-WUSU SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH FEBRUARY, 1969 SUIT NO. S.C. 66/68 CWLR (1969) 12 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1969/90  (SC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW – WOMEN AND HEALTHCARE: – Motherhood and mental illness – Schizophrenic illness – Medical report that childbearing is known to be one of the precipitants of relapse – Medical report that woman’s breakdown was precipitated by her abortion/miscarriage – […]

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] UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN V. AKINOLA CWLR (2014) 38   _________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Education and young people – Access to tertiary education – Legal protection from academic victimisation in tertiary institutions – Relevant considerations ___________________________   Court SUPREME COURT Date 11th July, 2014 Practice Area EDUCATION LAW, PUBLIC INSTITUTION Originating Court FEDERAL HIGH COURT, ILORIN Citation(s) SC.126/2008; (2014) LPELR-23275(SC), LN-e-LR/2014/236 (CA) Judge(s) MAHMUD MOHAMMED, SULEIMAN GALADIMA, MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, […]

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] UNILORIN V. OLUWADARE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 14TH JULY, 2006. SC.165/2003 LN-e-LR/2006/104     OTHER CITATIONS (2006) 6-7 S.C. 154 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, J.S.C. (Presided and Read the Leading Judgment) UMARU ATU KALGO, J.S.C. MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, J.S.C. FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, J.S.C.   BETWEEN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN THE VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN AND IDOWU OLUWADARE   REPRESENTATION Chief Olatunji Arosanyin […]

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] PETER AFILAYA V THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 394/62 5TH MARCH, 1963. 3PLR/1963/14 (FSC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR VAHE BAIRAMIAN, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Murder – Proof – Circumstantial evidence – When deemed sufficient CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Participes criminis – S. 7(c) Crim­inal Code – […]

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] AGOLO IBOLUKWU & OTHERS V. JAMES ONOHARIGHO SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 113/1963 17TH JUNE, 1964   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS BRETT, TAYLOR AND BAIRAMIAN, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION O. BENSON (WITH HIM BRANCO) FOR APPELLANTS G. IRIKEFE FOR RESPONDENT   MAIN ISSUES TORT AND PERSONAL INJURIES LAW: Fatal Accidents – Claim by husband for compensation for wrongful death of deceased wife – Where wife is trader who contributed to upkeep of […]