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 nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ABBAS V. OLATUNJI SOLOMON IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 13TH JULY, 2001 SC.95/1994 3PLR/2001/5  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS 15 NWLR (Pt.735)144     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. (Presided) ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. UMARU ATU KALGO, J.S.C. AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, J.S.C.   BETWEEN YEKINI A. ABBAS LAMIDI A. MURITALA MUSTALIM A. AHMED MUSE A. BAKARE (On behalf […]

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] JOLASIMI ZARIA V. ALHAJI ABDU SMALL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15TH JUNE, 1973. SUIT NO. SC 69/1973. 3PLR/1973/72  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS (1973) All N.L.R 591   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:    COKER, J.S.C. FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. IRIKEFE, Ag. J.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES  PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Evidence – Claim of debt – Plaintiffs recollection hazy – Evidence not conclusive – Only to extent that can be substantiated by available evidence. […]

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] ALHAJI LASISI YUSUF V. UNION RANK OF NIGERIA LTD. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA TUESDAY, 25TH JUNE 1996 SC.223/1990 3PLR/1996/103 (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS (Presided) ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JS.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, J.S.C. EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. UTHMAN MOHAMMED, J.S.C. ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION A.B. Odunsi – for the Appellant Bode Wilfred – 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 nd info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] YINUSA DAODU V. NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND OTHERS IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.220/JANUARY 1998 3PLR/1998/114  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JSC IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, JSC EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, JSC SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC   BETWEEN YINUSA DAODU (TRADING UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF YINUSA DAODU & SONS)   AND NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION; BOUYGUES NIGERIA LIMITED; […]

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] XTOUDOS SERVICES NIGERIA LIMITED V. TAISEI (W.A.) LIMITED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE, 2006. SC.401/2001 3PLR/2006/111 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE, C.J.N. (Presided) UMARU ATU KALGO, J.S.C. GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C. MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) IKECHI FRANCIS OGBUAGU, J.S.C.   BETWEEN XTOUDOS SERVICES NIGERIA LIMITED CHRISTOPHER UDEOGWU   AND TAISEI (W.A.) LIMITED AHMED H. YASSIN   […]

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] WOGHIREN V. QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 225/1962 2ND NOVEMBER, 1962. 3PLR/1962/128 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS   SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR LOUIS MBANEFO, C.J. (EASTERN REGION) SIR SAMUEL QUASHIE-IDUN, C.J. (WESTERN REGION)   BETWEEN SEGUN WOGHIREN BURAIMOH OTOKITI   AND THE QUEEN   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder- Body not found – […]

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] UCHE WILLIAMS V. THE STATE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 1992 SC. 36/1991 3PLR/1992/97  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS NWLR (Pt. 261)515   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, AG. C.J.N. (Presided) ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, J.S.C. UCHE ONO, J.S.C. IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment) EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, J.S.C.   REPRESENTATION Chief Jide Oki – for appellant Adewole Jimoh (Solicitor-General, Rivers State) – for respondent   […]

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] WAUCHOPE V. MORDECAI COURT OF APPEAL CIVIL DIVISION [1970] 1 ALL E.R. .417 18, 19 NOVEMBER 1969 3PLR/1969/90 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:     LORD DENNING MR SALMON AND EDMUND DAVIES LJJ   REPRESENTATION Stanley & Co. Wendy Shockett   Barrister   MAIN ISSUES CIVIL PROCEDURE Burden of proof – Civil action – Conviction as evidence – Negligence – Burden of proof reversed – Burden on defendant to prove he […]