Thaddeus V. Gtb Plc (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN, J.C.A. The appellant, as plaintiff in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/4414/2012 which he instituted in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja by way of a writ of summons, sought in his statement of claim the following relief: “i. A DECLARATION…

Teri V. Augustine (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JAMES GAMBO ABUNDAGA, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the Judgment of High Court of Borno State in Suit No. BOHC/MG/CV/48/2017, delivered on 23/04/2019 by Hon. Justice B. Karumi. In brief, the facts of the case is that the Appellant’s husband and the Respondent were both…

Temidayo V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONYEKACHI AJA OTISI, J.C.A. This appeal was brought by the Appellant against the judgment of the High Court of Ogun State, Ijebu Ode Judicial Division, sitting at Ijebu Ode delivered on August 20, 2020 Coram A. A. Babawale, J. in which the Appellant was convicted and…

Kwara State Govt & Ors V. Guthrie (Nig) Ltd (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE, J.S.C.  The respondent herein commenced an action at the High Court of Kwara State (hereinafter, simply, referred to as “the trial Court”) by way of Writ of summons under the undefended list procedure against the appellants. It…

Kushimo V. State (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.S.C.  The instant appeal is consequent upon the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Judicial Division delivered on October 28th, 2016, in appeal No. CA/IB/227/2015. By the judgment in question, the Court below affirmed the judgment of the High Court of…

Kelly V. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C.  My lords, this appeal being against concurrent findings of fact(s), we need to remind ourselves that the Court, especially where the findings turn on the credibility of witnesses, hardly intervenes. However, where the findings are shown to be perverse the Court will,…

Kassim V. Adesemowo & Ors (2021) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the consolidated judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division delivered on the 14th day of June, 2012 in the consolidated Appeal Nos. CA/I/69/99 and CA/I/267B/99, wherein the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of…

Kashim V. State (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report The appellant was charged with and tried for the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death in the Borno State High Court sitting at Maiduguri in charge No BOHC/MG/CR/23/14. Following the conclusion of evidence and addresses, the trial Court rendered its judgment on 11-12-2014, convicted the…

Karshi & Ors V. Gwagwa & Ors (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EMMANUEL AKOMAYE AGIM, J.S.C.  On 9-6-2021, the 1st respondent herein as plaintiff commenced Suit No. CV/1052/2021 by way of Originating Summons against the appellants herein and 2nd to 12th respondents herein as defendants. The questions for determination in the summons are as…

Jaiyesimi & Anor V. Darlington (2022) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the concurrent findings of fact of the two lower Courts. The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, Coram: J. S. Ikeyegh; U. A. Ogakwu; A. O. Obaseki-Adejumo delivered its judgment on the 14th day of December,…