"A receiver or manager of the property of a company appointed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of section 390 of this Act, may apply to the court...
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"When a plaintiff had been found not to have a standing to sue, the question whether other issues in the case had been properly determined or not does not arise."
"For an action to lie in a representative capacity the following must exist:- (a) there must be a common interest; (b) there must be a common grievance; (c) the relief...
"Further, the plaintiffs or anyone of them can always sue to protect the family property including his own interest."
"The authorities are to the effect that a person who seeks an order of mandamus must, among other things, show that he has a legal right to ensure the performance...
"It follows that in the present case, the respondent has failed to prove that it has a juristic personality and that it can sue (and be sued). That is the...
"To argue that a person is estopped from making a claim in court there is a presumption that the action is properly before the court i.e., that the action is...
"The platform from which the plaintiff could have initiated these proceedings having disappeared as a result of his resignation, can it be said that he still has the standing or...
"In the case on hand, I do not know what legal interest the appellant would have in the continued existence of the Governing Council from whose chairmanship he had resigned;...
"It would appear from the welter of authorities on locus standi that a plaintiff, to enable him invoke the judicial power of the court, must show sufficient interest or threat...
"The Ifelodun/Irepodun Traditional Council is a statutory body with defined functions. Membership of such a body cannot be just a mere nebulous matter. Plaintiff's case is that he was appointed...
CIVIL PROCEDURE – Locus Standi – Bills of Lading – Right to Sue Based on Ownership Allegations
"These 2 paragraphs have clearly shown the relationship between the appellants and the respondent in relation to the consignments involved i.e. pallets of paper which at all material times belonged...