Federal Housing Authority & Anor V Mr. A.A. Kalejaiye (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C The respondent as plaintiff sued the appellant as defendant in the Lagos High Court for the sum of N39, 340,800 as special and general damages for trespass and an order of injunction to restrain the 1st defendant…

Nigerian Army V Brig. Gen. Maude Aminun-kano (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report T. MUHAMMAD, JSC Maude Aminun Kano, a brigadier-General in the Nigerian Army, (the respondent, herein) was the Commander of the Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA). In September, 2005 a covering order for the purposes of setting up a General…

Leaders Of Company Ltd. & Anor V Major General Musa Bamaiyi (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C.  This is an Appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division. In the Judgment delivered on 26th July, 2004, the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal, struck out the 1st and…

Rasheed Olaiya V The State (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.S.C The Appellant in this appeal who is a senior brother of the 1st prosecution witness who was the complainant at the police Station, was arraigned before the High court of justice of Oyo State sitting at Ibadan on an information filed by…

Mr. Biodun Oduwole & Ors. V Prof. Tam David West (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. FABIYI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division (hereafter referred to as ‘the court below) dated 3rd April, 2003 which upturned the decision of R. G. Oyetunde, J. of the…

Baliol Nigeria Ltd V Navcon Nigeria Ltd (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report F. OGBUAGU, JSC. This is an appeal against the Judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division (hereinafter called “the court below”) delivered on 17th December, 2002 allowing the appeal of the Respondent and setting aside, the Judgment of the Lagos State…

Samuel Attah V. The State (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OLUFUNLOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division delivered on the 10th of May 2000. The appellant, JFS International was the plaintiff in the suit filed at the Federal High Court Lagos. In its statement of…

Cotecna V Churchgate (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.S.C. This is a further appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, in Appeal No. CA/L/79/2001, delivered on the 17th of March, 2004 dismissing the appeal of the Appellant herein. At the Federal High Court, Lagos in suit No. FHC/L/CS/63/98…

Jimoh Alabi Alapo V. Mr. Augustus O. Agbokere & Anor (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE, J.S.C. The original at the High Court of Lagos State were Alhaji Moshood Ajala and Alhaji Yekini Sowunmi. They died in the course of the proceedings at the court and the present appellant was substituted for…

Eva Anike Akomolafe & Anor V. Guardian Press Limited(Printers) & Ors (2010) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C This appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal Holden at Lagos in appeal NO. CA/L/495/2001 delivered on the 18th day of June, 2003 in which the court dismissed the appeal…