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] ARMEL’S TRANSPORT LTD V. MADAM ATINUKE MARTINS SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 20TH FEBRUARY, 1970 S.C.10/1968 3PLR/1970/17 (SC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS:        COKER, JSC LEWIS, JSC FATAI-WILLIAMS JJ.S.C.   MAIN ISSUES Negligence-Motor Vehicle—Collision-Evidence—Point of impact shown on plan not within personal knowledge of policeman-Whether admissible by virtue of section 90 of Evidence Act. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Evidence-Witnesses—Credibility-Trial judge not making any findings as to which witnesses […]

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] IHEANYIGHICHI APUGO V THE STATE  SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA FRIDAY, 14TH JULY, 2006. SC.199/2004. 23 OCT. [2006] 3PLR/1976/23  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, J.S.C. (Presided) NIKI TOBI, J.S.C. GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C. MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.S.C. WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)   REPRESENTATION A. Essien [Mrs.] (with her, Benjamin Ogbaini) – for the Appellant/Cross-Respondent Wali, ESQ. – for the Respondent/Cross-Appellant   […]

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] ARIKU AND ANOTHER V. AJIWOGBO FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 15th November, 1962 F.S.C. 336/1961 3PLR/1962/33 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS ADEMOLA, C.F.J., ONYEAMA, Ag. C.J., Lagos, Brett, F.J.   BETWEEN SABOTU ARIKU TIJANI AMOO   AND YESUFU BALE AJIWOGBO   MAIN ISSUES PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Evidence absent Witness-Trial de novo on Appeal to High Court-Evidence of PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Witness given in earlier proceedings—Record […]

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] AREMU V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA  SC. 141/1989 FRIDAY, 19TH JULY, 1991 3PLR/1991/48  (SC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS, J.S.C. (Presided) ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. PHILIP NNAEMEKA-AGU, J.S.C. EPHRAIM OMOROSE IBUKUN AKPATA, J.S.C. PAUL KEMDILIM NWOKEDI, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)   BETWEEN MUFUTAU AREMU NURENI SULEMAN   AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION Chief Milton Paul Ohwonvoriole (with him, Mrs. […]

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] RABO ARA-NDE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 397/1961 29TH JANUARY, 1962. 3PLR/1962/32 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Presided and Read the Judgment of the Court) EDGAR IGNATIUS GODFREY UNSWORTH, F.J. JOHN IDOWU CONRAD TAYLOR, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Conviction – Substitution of ver­dicts – Section 27(1) of the Federal Supreme Court Ordinance – When […]

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] AKINBOWALE V. ARENAN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 8TH NOVEMBER, 1956. FSC. 5/1956 3PLR/1956/36 (SC) BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: OLUMUYIWA JIBOWU, Ag. F.C.J. (Presided) M.C. NAGEON DE LESTANG, F.J. PERCY CYRIL HUBBARD, Ag. F.J. (Read the Lead Judgment)   MAIN ISSUES COMMERCIAL LAW – AGENCY – Commission agent – Entitlement to commission – Terms of con­tract – Whether performed. INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE – EVIDENCE – Admissibility of documents under Section […]

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] AIGUOREGHIAN V. THE STATE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA SC.294/2002 3PLR/2004/8  (SC) OTHER CITATION (2004) 3 NWLR (Pt.860)367   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC (Presided and delivered the lead judgment) SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO, JSC NIKI TOBI, JSC DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE, JSC IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS- ACHOLONU, JSC   BETWEEN 1.FRIDAY AIGUOREGHIAN 2.ANTHONY OKUNBOR   AND THE STATE   REPRESENTATION A.O. Alegeh ESQ., and Marcel Eriofoloh ESQ., – […]

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] JOSIAH AGHALUWHE V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 106/1961 11TH AUGUST, 1961.  3PLR/1961/9 (FSC) OTHER CITATIONS     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS LIONEL BRETT, Kt. AG. C.J.F. (Presided) WILFRED HUGH HURLEY, C.J. High Court of the Northern Region ALEXANDER WILLIAM BELLAMY, AG. C.J. High Court of Lagos (Read the Judgment of the Court)   REPRESENTATION J.A. Cole -for the Appellant. J.Omo-Eboh -for the Respondent. MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL […]

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] TYO AGERA & 5 ORS. V. THE QUEEN FEDERAL SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA F.S.C. 396/1961 16TH APRIL, 1962. 3PLR/1962/15 (FSC)   OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SIR ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, C.J.F. (Presided) SIR LIONEL BRETT, F.J. (Read the Judgment of the Court) SIR VANE BAIRAMIAN, F.J.   MAIN ISSUES   CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE – Murder – Identification – By people witnessing murderous attack who believed themselves to be […]