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Obilaso Anabaronye & Ors Vs Nelson Nwakaihe (1997) LLJR-SC

Obilaso Anabaronye & Ors Vs Nelson Nwakaihe (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ADIO, J.S.C. The claim of the respondent against the appellants in an action instituted in the High Court of Imo State of Nigeria, Oguta Judicial Division was for a declaration of statutory right of occupancy over a parcel of land known as […]

Alhaji Haruna Usman Vs Umaru Garba Kusfa (1997) LLJR-SC

Alhaji Haruna Usman Vs Umaru Garba Kusfa (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C.  The respondent, who was the plaintiff, sued the present appellant;and Galadima Tanko before the Upper Area Court, Zaria City, for the recovery of a farm land which his late father entrusted to Galadima Tanko to keep for him until he […]

Chief Meburami Akinnubi & Anor Vs Grace Olanike Akinnubi (Mrs.) & Ors (1997) LLJR-SC

Chief Meburami Akinnubi & Anor Vs Grace Olanike Akinnubi (Mrs.) & Ors (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, JSC.  This is an appeal from the decision of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal. The 1st respondent, Mrs. Grace Olanike Akinnubi, as plaintiff, initiated these proceedings before the Akure High Court, Ondo State. […]

Chief Davidson Okafor Ikeanyi Vs African Continental Bank. Ltd & Anor (1997) LLJR-SC

Chief Davidson Okafor Ikeanyi Vs African Continental Bank. Ltd & Anor (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, JSC.  This appeal came up for hearing on 18th November, 1996. After reading the record of appeal, the judgment of the courts below the briefs of arguments filed by the parties to this appeal and hearing the […]

Alhaji Aminu Ishola Vs Societe Generale Bank (Nig.) Limited (1997) LLJR-SC

Alhaji Aminu Ishola Vs Societe Generale Bank (Nig.) Limited (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IGUH, JSC. In the Ilorin Judicial Division of the High Court of Kwara State, the plaintiff instituted an action against the defendant claiming, as subsequently amended, as follows – “(1) The sum of One Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Three hundred […]

Societe Generale Favouriser Le Development Du Commerce Et De L’ Industrie En France V. Societe Generale Bank (Nigeria) Limited (1997) LLJR-SC

Societe Generale Favouriser Le Development Du Commerce Et De L’ Industrie En France V. Societe Generale Bank (Nigeria) Limited (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report E. OGUNDARE, J.S.C. Sometime in 1976 Dr. Abubakar Sola Saraki, Dr. E.A. Ikomi, Mr. N.A.B. Kotoye and Societe General Favouriser Le Development du Commerce et de L’industrie en France (who […]

Chief Davidson Okafor Ikeanyi Vs African Continental Bank. Ltd & Anor (1997) LLJR-SC

Chief Davidson Okafor Ikeanyi Vs African Continental Bank. Ltd & Anor (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C.  This appeal came up for hearing on 18th November, 1996. After reading the record of appeal, the judgment of the courts below, the briefs of arguments filed by the parties to this appeal and hearing the […]

Comex Limited Vs Nigeria Arab Bank Limited (1997) LLJR-SC

Comex Limited Vs Nigeria Arab Bank Limited (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, J.S.C.  This appeal is against an interlocutory decision of the Court of Appeal granting to the respondent an unconditional stay of execution of the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on 16th May, 1995. The plaintiff who is […]

Mrs Felicia Odebunmi & Anor Vs Alhaji Isa Abdullahi (1997) LLJR-SC

Mrs Felicia Odebunmi & Anor Vs Alhaji Isa Abdullahi (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BELGORE, J.S.C.  The first plaintiff, now appellant, is the widow of the late Augustine Oyewole Odebunmi who died in an accident whereby he got burnt. She brought this action, in the High Court of Kwara State (former Kwara State) under […]

Joseph Ibidapo Vs Lufthansa Airlines (1997)

Joseph Ibidapo Vs Lufthansa Airlines (1997) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALI, J.S.C. By a Writ of Summons filed in the Lagos High Court, the plaintiff Mr. Joseph Ibidapo claims against the defendant, Lufthansa Airlines as follows:- “The plaintiff’s claim is for negligence in the care and custody of plaintiff’s baggage containing an IBM typewriter […]