Properly construed and in light of the recitals and habendum, when a parcel of land is conveyed to a person as Secretary or agent of the…

Once it can be shown that a person is in exclusive possession of land, they can bring an action for damages for trespass against any other…

The principles of Bini customary law governing acquisition of valid title to land are: (a) all lands in Benin Division are vested in the Oba of…

The classification of grounds of appeal by learned counsel for the appellant as grounds of law or as grounds based on mixed law and fact or…

A proper ground of appeal should be framed to show clearly the alleged misunderstanding or wrong application of the law by the lower court to the…

The law is that the particulars and nature of the error or misdirection alleged in relation to a ground of appeal should be the specific reasonings,…

As grounds of appeal are not grounds based on error of law alone, the appellant ought to have obtained the leave of the Court of Appeal…

It may be difficult to distinguish between a ground of appeal based on error in law and a ground based on misdirection on the facts of…

The provisions of Orders 1 Rule 20(7) and 3 Rule 22 of the Court of Appeal Rules are meant to cover appeals in interlocutory orders made…

When a defendant desires to object to the regularity of the proceedings by which the plaintiff seeks to compel their appearance, they may either enter a…

It is always difficult to distinguish a ground of law from a ground of fact but what is required is to examine thoroughly the grounds of…

Where a party wants to appeal against an interlocutory decision, they must do so within the specified time allowed by law where the grounds of appeal…