Whether the appropriate authority should cause an inquiry to be held depends on the circumstances of each case. If the authority has sufficient evidence to fairly…

Order 8 r. 2(2) requires that if grounds of appeal allege misdirection or error in law, the particulars and nature of the misdirection or error must…

The Supreme Court will not ordinarily interfere with concurrent findings absent special circumstances justifying such interference. No such circumstances existed in this case.

The tort of conversion is committed when the person entitled to possession of a chattel is permanently deprived of that possession and the chattel is converted…

It is settled law that bankers who collect cheques and pay them to those not entitled to the proceeds are guilty of the tort of conversion.

For the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to be sustained under section 230(1)(d), the civil cause or matter must arise from banking. Where the…

Conversion is a tort actionable in the State High Court. That is exactly what the plaintiff did, and the commencement of the action in that court…

A State High Court has no jurisdiction in matters under section 230(1)(d) of Decree 107 except disputes between an individual customer and his bank. Items listed…

A person can be in possession through a third party, such as a servant, agent, or tenant. Also, possession of a predecessor in title is in…

A claim for trespass is not dependent on a claim for declaration of title. The issues for trespass are whether the plaintiff has established actual possession…

A claim for an injunction is not necessarily to fail after a claim for a declaration of title fails, provided the area of land in respect…

Substitution of a charge has the same meaning and effect as alteration. Where a charge is altered, the new charge is read to the accused and…