Samuel Abolarin V. Chairman Rent Tribunal No.3 Lugard Hall, Kaduna & Ors (1997) LLJR-CA
Samuel Abolarin V. Chairman Rent Tribunal No.3 Lugard Hall, Kaduna & Ors (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGE, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Yahaya J. delivered on 14/2/91 in Suit No. KDH/KAD/231M/90. This case originated from the Kaduna Rent Tribunal No.3 presided over by the 1st respondent. The 2nd respondent (later […]
African Continental Bank Plc. V. Haston (Nigeria) Limited (1997) LLJR-CA
African Continental Bank Plc. V. Haston (Nigeria) Limited (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ACHIKE, J.C.A. The plaintiff a private limited liability company operates, at all material times, a current account with the defendant bank at Calabar. Plaintiff’s case is, that as customer of defendant bank, and by means of certain forged cheques, its account was […]
Agro Millers Limited V. Continental Merchant Bank (Nigeria) Plc (1997) LLJR-CA
Agro Millers Limited V. Continental Merchant Bank (Nigeria) Plc (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Dagara Mallam J. of the Kaduna State High Court of Justice delivered on 30/11/92. The respondent as plaintiff had filed an action under the undefended list at the lower court against […]
Musa Dauda V. Magajiya Dan Asabe (1997) LLJR-CA
Musa Dauda V. Magajiya Dan Asabe (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OKUNOLA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the Sharia Court of Appeal of Katsina State delivered on 23/11/95 wherein the Court dismissed the appeal by the present appellant against the earlier decision of the Upper Area Court Funtua which had quashed […]
Gabriel C. Ideh V. Mr. D.O. Onyejese & Anor. (1997) LLJR-CA
Gabriel C. Ideh V. Mr. D.O. Onyejese & Anor. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGE, J.C.A. In the court below the respondents as plaintiffs took out a Writ of Summons against the appellant in suit No.AG/7/91 claiming in their 42 paragraphs Amended Statement of claim as follows:- “1. An order setting aside the spurious document […]
Boniface Ezeadukwa V. Peter Maduka & Anor. (1997) LLJR-CA
Boniface Ezeadukwa V. Peter Maduka & Anor. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TOBI J.C.A. The 1st respondent as applicant in the lower court filed a motion exparte under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules for leave to enforce his fundamental rights against the appellant, who was the 1st respondent in the Court and the 2nd […]
Co-operative and Commerce Bank (Nigeria) Plc. V. Ogochukwu Okpala & Anor. (1997) LLJR-CA
Co-operative and Commerce Bank (Nigeria) Plc. V. Ogochukwu Okpala & Anor. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ACHIKE, J.C.A. By originating summons taken out by the plaintiff/appellant it prayed the court for an order compelling the 2nd defendant/respondent not to release 1st defendant/respondent’s vehicles with registration numbers BD 1750 BC, a Mercedes Benz 911 truck and […]
S.W. Iyabi-ayah & Ors. V. Chief (Lt. Col.) Ayah & Ors. (1997) LLJR-CA
S.W. Iyabi-ayah & Ors. V. Chief (Lt. Col.) Ayah & Ors. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ROWLAND, J.C.A. In the High Court of Rivers State of Nigeria, holden at Degema and in Suit No. DHC/25/88, the plaintiffs took out a writ in the following terms:- “(1) A declaration that the 1st defendant ceased to be […]
Sunday Abigbite Taiwo V. Serah Adegboro & Ors. (1997) LLJR-CA
Sunday Abigbite Taiwo V. Serah Adegboro & Ors. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.C.A. By a Legal Mortgage Deed executed on 20/3/93 between Adegboro Construction (Nigeria) Limited of No. 245 Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, Kwara State as the borrower and Mr. Michael Adegboro also of No. 245 Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin as the surety […]
Kuna Dogo V. Yaya Adamu (1997) LLJR-CA
Kuna Dogo V. Yaya Adamu (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGUNTADE, J.C.A. At the Gombe Civil Area Court, the present respondent was the plaintiff and the appellant the defendant. I shall hereinafter refer to the parties by their description at the trial court. The claims of the parties are encapsulated in the statements appearing hereunder […]