Judgements Categories: Supreme Court

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] MRS. AMUSAN & ANOR v. BENTWORTH FINANCE (NIG.) LTD SUPREME COURT, 17TH DECEMBER, 1965 SC.362/1964; LD/68/63   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.J.N., COKER AND IDIGBRE, J.J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief MOORE, with him P. G. JACOB, for the appellants. M. OLAKUNRIN, with him N. A. B. ANIMASHAUN, for the respondents.   MAIN ISSUES COMMERCIAL LAW: Contract: hire-purchase — Terms – Fundamental (implied) term – Effect of representations Defective […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] ALFRED USIOBAISO V. CHRISTOPER USIOPHER USIOBAIFO IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON MONDAY, 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2005 SC.254/2000 LN-e-LR/2005/8 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS (2005) 3 NWLR (Pt.913)665   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SYLVESTER UMARU ONU JSC (Presided) AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI JSC NIKI TOBI JSC (Delivered the Lead Judgment) DAHIRU MUSDAPHER JSC DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE JSC   BETWEEN: 1.       ALFRED USIOBAIFO MR. EDOBOR AND CHRISTOPHER USIOBAIFO SUNDAY IGBINIGIE […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] ADECENTRO (NIGERIA) LIMITED V. COUNCIL OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY 6TH DAY OF MAY, 2005 SC.33/2000 LN-e-LR/2005/5 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. DAHIRU MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Adebayo Adenipekun, ESQ. (with him, Remi Awe Osho [Mrs.], M. B. Badmus […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] WILLIAMS V. SANUSI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 232/1960 30TH JUNE, 1961 3PLR/1961/86 (FSC)     OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: LIONEL BRETT, AG. C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J. (Dissented)   BETWEEN I. A. WILLIAMS G. C. WILSON – for and on behalf of Trustees of Enitonna High School, Port Harcourt AND KARIMU SANUSI   REPRESENTATION: […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] WEST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD V. SANTOS M. BATALHA SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 7TH APRIL, 2006. SC. 168/2002 3PLR/2006/110 OTHER CITATIONS (2006) 9 NWLR (Pt.986) 595 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC (Presided) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU, JSC SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN, JSC (Delivered the lead judgment) ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC   REPRESENTATION Mr. A.O. Eghobamien Jnr. For the Appellant. Mr. Adedolapo Akinrele – For the Respondent.   […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] SAVANNAH BANK OF (NIGERIA) LTD V. STARITE INDUSTRIES OVERSEAS CORPORATION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2009 SC.161/2002 3PLR/2009/66 (SC)       OTHER CITATIONS (2009) 2-3 SC 8 NWLR (PT. II44) 491 (2009) 8 NWLR 491 SC. BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, JSC WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MOHAMMAD, JSC JAMES OGENYI OGEBE, JSC   […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [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] MRS. FLORENCE OMOTAYO LABODE V. GODFREY OTUBU IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 2ND MARCH 2001 SC.172/1995 3PLR/2001/229 OTHER CITATIONS 7 NWLR (Pt.712) 256 _____________________ CHILDREN AND WOMEN LAW: Women and Property – Women in Business – Defence of interest over land – Relations with legal practitioner – Lawyer’s wrongful use of title documents over land owned by woman client thereby denying her opportunity to obtain financial credits for business […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] CHIEF S. I. AGU V. GENERAL OIL LIMITED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2015 SC.62/2005     OTHER CITATIONS (2015) LPELR-24613(SC) LN-e-LR/2015/32 (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 CHIEF S. I. AGU – Appellant(s) AND GENERAL OIL LIMITED – Respondent(s)   […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED V. LONESTAR DRILLING NIGERIA LIMITED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2007 SC. 170/2002 3PLR/2007/33 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, JSC MAHMUD MOHAMMED , JSC FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC CHRISTOPHER MITCHEL CHUKWUMA-ENEH, JSC   BETWEEN CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED – Appellants AND LONESTAR DRILLING NIGERIA LIMITED – Respondents   REPRESENTATION A.V. Etuwewe – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] BFI GROUP CORPORATION V. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF JULY, 2012 SC.12/2008 LN-e-LR/2012/18 (SC)     OTHER CITATIONS (2012) 7 SC (pt. III) 1 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI, JSC IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, JSC JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, JSC OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE, JSC OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA, JSC   BETWEEN BFI GROUP CORPORATION – Appellants AND BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, 3PLR, LAW REPORTS [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] OBEDIAH ASHAYE V. MRS V I. AKERELE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 21ST DECEMBER, 1966 (SC.49/1966)   OTHER CITATIONS LN-e-LR/1966/36 (SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: BRETT, AJEGBO AND LEWIS, J.J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION A.O. SIKUADE – for the appellant Chief O. MOORE – for the respondent   ORIGINATING COURT HIGH COURT OF LAGOS STATE [LD/556/63 (ADEDIPE, J. Presiding)   ORIGINATING COURT Real Estate Law, Women and Children   OTHER ISSUES REAL ESTATE/LAND 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 nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] AKANDE V. GEN. ELECT. CO. AND OTHERS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 20TH APRIL, 1979 SUIT NO. SC 57/1978 LN-e-LR/1979/4 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS [1979] NSCC 51 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS    FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. IDIGBE, J.S.C. ESO, J.S.C. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C.   BETWEEN       HARRY AKANDE AND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY M.A. OMISADE NEW AFRICA DEV. CO. LTD IN RE: (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY OF U.S.A. NIG. LTD.)   REPRESENTATION Chief F.R.A […]