Principle Archive

A person who is not the proven owner or occupier of land in respect of which notice of acquisition/revocation was issued has no locus standi in…

Before considering the admissibility of any evidence or document in support of a party's case, it must be shown that the evidence sought to be led…

On the state of the pleadings filed by the parties, it is necessary to join the Lagos State Government on the issue raised by the plaintiffs…

Where it was not shown that the parties in the previous suit were the same as in the present case, or that the real questions in…

An order of injunction against a third party was a proper and necessary order. It is a consequential order which courts of law are entitled to…

A relief in an appellate court is only granted in response to the issue raised from a ground or grounds of appeal.

It is well established that "justice delayed is justice denied." The decision of the trial Judge to proceed to read her judgment after refusing a stay…

Where a writ of summons is itself valid, any defect in its service is treated as a mere irregularity, which cannot ipso facto render the proceeding…

A claim in trespass is based entirely on possession of land, not necessarily ownership of the land. Trespass to land, therefore, is actionable by a person…

No court could make an order of declaration or injunction over land which it does not know its dimension when the area is hotly disputed.

A good appellate court judgment should set out the claim or claims, brief facts, the decision of the trial court or lower appellate court, the appellant's…

A complaint that a Customary Court was biased and failed to consider necessary evidence only permits the High Court to look at the judgment to determine…