Lopez v. Lopez (1924):Land, Family Property & Rights of Female Members under Customary Law

Lopez v. Lopez (1924) was a historic Lagos Full Court decision that examined whether female members of a Yoruba family…

LEWIS V. BANKOLE 1909 FULL REPORT LAW-MADE-SIMPLE

The case of D.W. Lewis & Others v. Bankole & Others remains one of the most foundational decisions on family…

British Bata Shoe Co. Ltd v. Melikan (1956) is a major Nigerian case that explains how courts use their equitable…

Key Legal Issues: Definition of “instrument” under the Land Registration Ordinance Admissibility of a cash payment receipt as evidence of…

Full Facts of the Case of Duke Kwesi Kuntu v Adontenhene Kweku Afilfa VII (1946) The respondent (plaintiff below), acting…

FULL FACT OF ABOWABA V ADESHINA (1946) LAW-MADE-SIMPLE REPORT (L.M.S.R.) This case arose from a dispute over a piece of…

The case of Accra Perfumery Co. Ltd. v. Alan Radlay Thomas & Anor(1947) is a West African Court of Appeal…

Facts of the Case Yesufu Esan v. Faro (Chief Ojora)-1947 The appellants, Yesufu Esan & Others, sought to set aside…

The case is a leading West African authority on Res judicata, especially the requirement that the previous judgment must be…

Ababio II v. Kweku Nsemfoo (1947) is a landmark WACA decision on customary land law, tenant-farmer rights, and stool land…