Principle Archive

Where service of any notice of a proceeding is required to be given, failure to notify any party to the case is a fundamental omission which…

A natural person plaintiff (living individual) is not an incorporated body or association; service upon them cannot be effected through servants, employees, or at a place…

In an action for breach of contract, a plaintiff who is well compensated under one head of damages for a particular claim cannot also be compensated…

The measure of damages in cases of breaches of contract by the employer gives little difficulty as a legal problem; builders work for profit and apart…

Where two parties have made a contract which one has broken, the damages which the other ought to receive should be such as may fairly and…

The concurrent findings of the courts below on facts and law cannot be assailed in the absence of any wrong assessment of evidence, miscarriage of justice…

On the totality of the evidence, the Alepata had been the most senior traditional ruler of Igboho before 1952 and remained the head chief of Igboho…

The onus is on the plaintiffs to satisfy the court that they are entitled on the evidence brought by them to the various declarations and reliefs…

Any question of Islamic personal law regarding a gift where the donor is a Muslim falls within the appellate jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of Appeal.

No instrument shall be pleaded or given in evidence in any court as affecting any land unless it has been registered as specified by law.

Under Islamic law, where the maker of a document is available, their viva voce evidence is preferable to the contents of a document written by them;…

A relative (such as a sister) may give evidence in favor of a brother if she is of unquestionable character and integrity, and provided no manifest…