Principle

CUSTOMARY LAW – Chieftaincy Succession – Kalabari Custom – Successor Cannot Change Trade Name of Stool

Area of law
CUSTOMARY LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Under Kalabari custom, a successor to a chieftaincy stool cannot change the trade name of the stool. Upon creation of a new house, the trade name remains the original trade name of the founder. The trade name is fixed and immutable. Changing the name is…

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