Category: Court of Appeal (NG)


  • Mrs. S.w. Anokwuru V. Ukachukwu Anokwuru & Ors (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO, J.C.A.  The applicant has made out a case for the application to be allowed to enable the parties ventilate their argument in Court. The application is allowed. Time is extended until today for the applicant to seek leave to appeal…

  • Mr. Innocent Ibe V. Mr. Stephen Ibhaze (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OLUDOTUN ADEBOLA ADEFOPE-OKOJIE, J.C.A. By a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated the 1st day of March 2010, the Respondent, as Plaintiff before the lower Court, claimed the following:1. The sum of N4,280,000.00 which the Defendant collected from the Plaintiff without…

  • Adeoye Adejobi Trading Stores Limited V. Alhaji M.O.B. Aina & Anor (1986) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, J.C.A.  By a writ of summons issued out sometime in 1979 the plaintiffs claimed from the defendant a total sum of N20,000 being special and general damages for the sale to them by the defendant of a defective…

  • Festus Mrakpor & Anor V. Police Service Commission (2016) LLJR-CA LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, J.C.A. This is a cross appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on the 6th day of October, 2006 by Hon. Justice Olufadeju. The Cross-Appellants as Claimants took out a writ of summons…

  • Chisco Samuel Trading Company Limited V. Vincent Iloerike & Ors (2016) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court holden at Lagos State delivered on 13th day of October, 2009 by Hon. Justice J. E. Shakarho. The facts as briefly stated:By a writ…

  • Akpasubi Omonfoman V. C. K. Okoeguale (1986) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AJOSE-ADEOGUN, J.C.A.  The appellant herein was the defendant in a suit instituted at the Ubiaja Judicial Division of the High Court of Bendel State. In it, the claim against him by the plaintiff (now respondent), as slightly reframed in the Amended Statement of Claim,…

  • Alhaji Abdullahi Baba V. Nigerian Civil Aviation Training Centre (1986) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UMARU MAIDAMA, J.C.A. This is an appeal by the plaintiff against the decision of the Kaduna State High Court, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim in its entirety. The action was commenced with a writ of summons dated 9th February, 1982, which was…

  • A.J. Adeka & Anor. V. M.A. Vaatia (1986) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AGBAJE, J.C.A. When this appeal came on for hearing on Monday, 30th June, 1986, a letter from one, Gordon Esa, Esq., who described himself in it as an attorney-at-law, was brought to the notice of the Court. In the letter, Mr. Esa who…

  • Chief Victor Edema Vowa V. First Bank of Nigeria Plc (2016) LLJR-CA LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of O. A. TAIWO J. of Lagos State High Court delivered on 31st August, 2010 wherein Appellant as Claimant at the Lower Court claimed for the following reliefs:…

  • British American Tobacco (Nigeria) Limited V. Gallaher Limited (2016) LLJR-CA LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A.  This Appeal is against the judgment of Archibong J, delivered on 28th May, 2012 in respect of the Appellant’s Dorchester Trade Mark RTM 62627 in Class 34 that it should be expunged from the Register of Trademark on ground…