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] MARY ETITIAN V. PIUS MUSA HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE SUIT NO.M/111/76 21ST JUNE 1976 3PLR/1976/84 (HC)   OTHER CITATIONS 90 FNLR [1976] Vol. 1   BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP: KAZEEM, J.   REPRESENTATION Nwokedi – for the applicant Mabo – for the respondent   OTHER ISSUES FAMILY LAW:- Legitimacy of child – Where no valid marriage exist between biological parents – Implication for custody of child under English law distinguished […]

– POLICY & PRACTICE LAW REPORTS, 2PLR SearchSearch Substantive AreasLitigation/ProcedureCourts/TribunalsYears – LIBERT ADEYEMO DANIEL V. NATHANIEL DANIEL FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST DAY OF JUNE, 1956 2PLR/1956/56 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS 2PLR/1956/56 (SC) LEX (1956) – WACA 175/1955 – BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SIR STAFFORD FOSTER-SUTTON, F.C.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR JOHN VERITY, Ag., F.J. WILLIAM HENRY IRWIN, Ag., F.J. – BETWEEN LIBERT ADEYEMO DANIEL – Appellant AND NATHANIEL DANIEL – Respondent – ORIGINATING COURT(S) SUPREME COURT (as it then was), HOLDEN AT ONITSHA (on transfer from Native Court of Onitsha, under the power of transfer […]

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] ALBERT MARTIN LEWIS AND ANOTHER V. ABIGAIL MAJEKODUNMI SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 29TH JUNE, 1966 (SC.69/1965) CWLR (1966) 7 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1966/89  (SC)   _____________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and Inheritance – Women and customary law – Woman designated as daughter under a will – Family compound constituted under a will with ‘family head’ and ‘daughters’ – Woman designated as trustee and whose son was designated as head […]

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] LATUNDE V. LAJINFIN  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 12TH MAY, 1989 SC.91/1986 CWLR (1989) 14 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1989/39  (SC) (1989) NWLR (Pt.108) 177 ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Family law – Dispute over family memberhip ___________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: KAYODE ESO, J.S.C. (Presided) MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. (Read the Lead Judgment) SAIDU KAWU, J.S.C. ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C. EBENEZER BABASANYA CRAIG, J.S.C.   BETWEEN AMODU LATUNDE SUNMONUALAO […]

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] KAREEM AND OTHERS V. OGUNDE AND ANOTHER SUPREME COURT OF NIGEIRA 28th January, 1972. SUIT NO. SC 341/1969. CWLR (1972) 9   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1972/77 (SC) (1972) 1 S.C. 126 (1972) All N.L.R 75 _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Real Estate – Women and customary law – whether parties can lay claim to land which belonged to their mother who died intestate under customary law _____________________   BEFORE […]

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] ATITI GOLD V. BEATRICE OSASEREN SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 3RD APRIL 1970 SUIT NO: S.C. 362/1967 CWLR (1970) 6 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1970/37 (SC)   _____________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women and defence of interest in land/real estate – Proof of title under Bini customary law – Relevant considerations ____________________________   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:         COKER, JSC UDOMA, JSC FATAI-WILLIAMS, JJ.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief WILLIAMS for the plaintiff/appellant. NYLANDER for […]

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] CLARA EREWA V. J.I. IDEHEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 28th May, 1971 SUIT NO. S.C. 130/1969. OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1971/24 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: COKER, FATAI-WILLIAMS, SOWEMIMO, JJ.S.C.   BETWEEN CLARA EREWA (FOR HERSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY OF EREWA MAGGISON) V. J.I. IDEHEN (CARRYING ON BUSINESS AS J.I. IDEHEN & SONS)   REPRESENTTION Cole for the Plaintiff/Appellant. Idehen for the Defendant/Respondent.     OTHERS ESTATES ADMINISTRATION/PLANNING– Whether 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] SUWEBATU DANMOLE AND 4 OTHERS V. YISA DAWODU AND ELEVEN OTHERS FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 10TH JANUARY 1958 F.S.C.137/1956 CWLR (1958) 3 OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1958/20 (FSC)   __________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: – Women/Children and Succession – Off-springs of polygamous marriage – Customary practices relating to distribution of deceased’s estate – Idi-Igi and Ori-Ojori Yoruba customary law practices relating to succession – Need to ensure that preference is given […]

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.A. LAWAL AND ORS V. MESSRS. A. YOUNAN SONS   FEDERAL SUPREME COURT 1ST JUNE, 1961. SUIT NO. FSC 223/1960 CWLR (1961) 4   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1961/23  (FSC)   ___________________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW – VALIDITY OF MARRIAGE: – Polygamous marriages – Validity of marriage of 9 women to one man under moslem law – Need to prove customary law marriage in an action under the Fatal Accident Act – […]

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] ASHOGBON V. ODUNTAN  CITATIONS (1935) 12 NLR 7   BEFORE: GRAHAM PAUL, J.   BETWEEN CHIEF MOJOLAGBE ASHOGBON – Plaintiff. AND SAIDU ODUNTAN – Defendant.   MAIN ISSUES CUSTOMARY LAW:- Native law and custom practices as to land – Forfeiture of right of occupation – Degree of misconduct which would justify same – Burden of proof – On whom lies – Duty of court thereto REAL ESTATE/LAND LAW:- Land – […]

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 I. ARASE V. PETER U. ARASE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 8TH MAY, 1981. SUIT NO. SC 60/1980 CWLR (1981) 2   OTHER CITATIONS (1981) 5 S.C. (REPRINT) 21 LN-e-LR/1981/8 (SC)   _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Real Estate/land – Acquisition of property with disputed titles – Women and Customary Law – Customary law of inheritance and succession to property under Bini Customary Law – 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] ANTHONY (MRS) V. ONYEBASHI SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH NOVEMBER, 1974. SUIT NO. SC 144/1973. CWLR (1974) 2   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1974/12 (SC) _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW:- Women and Real Estate/Land – Women and Inheritance – Grant of land to an acknowledged female member of a family by family head – Right of daughter of said female member to inherit the land on her demise – Attempt of family […]