The court cannot assume the functions of the Chieftaincy Committee as regards the making of declarations of customary law governing the selection and appointment of traditional…

The finality of the decisions of the Supreme Court in civil proceedings is absolute unless specifically set aside by later legislation. The justices are fallible, but…

There is no common employment where the employees are engaged in different departments of duty.

The doctrine of common employment applies where the injured party is a fellow-servant of the party causing the injury and both are engaged in a common…

The doctrine of common employment was never part of the common law of Northern Nigeria after 1948, and it is consequently not necessary for a law…

The common law of England adopted under section 28(a) of the High Court Law of Northern Nigeria did not include the doctrine of common employment, which…

An error in referring to evidence not before the court is not the same as a denial of fair hearing. Such error does not affect the…

Under the Court of Appeal Rules, a proposing intervener need only show that he is a person "claiming to be affected." If the reliefs sought would…

A beneficiary of the subject matter of a suit is a proper person to be joined as a co-respondent, as the outcome of the appeal will…

A claim for damages for trespass should fail where the plaintiffs fail to establish that they were in actual possession of the land in dispute.

Before a declaration of title is given, the land to which it relates must be ascertained with certainty. There must be definite and precise boundaries. This…

A judge visiting the locus in quo should not substitute his personal observations for sworn evidence. If a feature has changed due to weather, that fact…