Mogaji v. Nuga (1960) – Case on Family Land Under Nigerian Customary Law.
What happens when family land is sold without consulting all key members? Can such a sale stand, or can it…
Category: Equity & Trust
Ogunbambi v. Abowab(1951)The Legal Effect of Unregistered Instruments and Equitable Interest in Land.
Land disputes in Nigeria often arise from multiple sales of the same property, particularly under customary tenure systems. The case…
Thomas Kakpo Pinnock v G B Ollivant (1934) – Wrongful Sale & Mortgage Law Explained
The case of Thomas Kakpo Pinnock v. G. B. Ollivant & Co. Ltd. is a foundational authority in mortgage law,…
Abdul Karim Basma v Gladys Weekes & ors Full Summary
The first three respondents were tenants in common of two houses in Freetown, Sierra Leone.They signed a written agreement dated…
AGHENGHEN & ORS. v. WAGHEROGHOR & ORS. (1974) Full Analysis.
AGHENGHEN & ORS. v. WAGHEROGHOR & ORS. (1974) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria that occupies…
EKPENDU & ORS. v. ERIKA & ORS. (1959)Family Land Law Explained
The case of Ekpendu & Ors. v. Erika & Ors. (1959) is a landmark authority in Nigerian land law on…
Amodu Tijani v. Secretary Southern Nigeria (1921)–Communal Land Rights
Amodu Tijani v. The Secretary, Southern Nigeria (1921) stands as one of the most enduring and authoritative decisions in African…
Okon Owon Eto Ndon v. Amamong Village (1946) Full Summary L.M.S.R
The West African Court of Appeal, Nigeria, in the case of Okon Owon Eto Ndon & Others v. Amamong Village…
Wellington v. Quartey Papafio(1952) | Mortgage & Ga Customary Law
ellingt Court: West African Court of Appeal, Gold Coast Date: 4th April 1952 Judges: Foster-Sutton, P.; Coussey, J.A.; Korsah, J.…
Chidiak v David Coker(1954): Lease Execution and Equitable Interests in Land
In the landmark case of John Chidiak v David Coker, decided by the West African Court of Appeal in Lagos…