NWIBO NKWUDU OVUJI VS THE STATE
August 27, 2025CHIEF YESUFU A. ONIRU V. WAHABI A. GBADAMOSI
August 27, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (2022-04) Legalpedia 36274 (SC)
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Abuja
Thu Jan 13, 1972
Suit Number: SC 201/1972
CORAM
COKER JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
UDOMA JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
FATAI-WILLIAMS JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
AJAYI ALAMU(Substituted by Order of court for Kofoworola Amole-dec. and family)
APPELLANTS
OLAODE ALAO & AYONDIORO FAMILY
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The complaints before the Supreme Court was firstly, that the appeal should not have been heard in the High Court, as the representative of the appellant family had then died and that the judgment of the Grade “B” Customary Court, which the High Court restored and which was confirmed by the Western State Court of Appeal, was generally unsupported by the weight of evidence.
HELD
The appeal failed and it was dismissed.
ISSUES
That the judgment of the Grade “B” Customary Court, which the High Court restored and which was confirmed by the Western State Court of Appeal, was generally unsupported by the weight of evidence.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
IMPORTANCE OF WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE
CASES CITED
None.
STATUTES REFERRED TO
None.
