OGIUGO V OGIUGO
June 26, 2025CHIEF JOSEPH OKON EDEM VS.AKAMKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
June 26, 2025Legalpedia Citation: (1999-12) Legalpedia 20388 (SC)
In the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Holden at Lagos
Fri Dec 17, 1999
Suit Number: SC.225/1993
CORAM
S.M.A. BELGORE, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
A.G. KARIBI-WHYTE, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
A.I. KATSINA-ALU, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
O. ACHIKE, JUSTICE SUPREMME COURT
U.A. KALGO, JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
1.ALHAJI AWESU ATANDA ADEYEMI
2. ALHAJI RASHIDI AYINLA ADESHINA
APPELLANTS
1. CHIEF SIMON MORONFOLU OLAKUNRI
2. ALHAJI SALIU A. KAZEEM
3. ALHAJI MORUFU OJOOLA
4. ANOFIU ILEOBATOJO
5. ALHAJI ADAMO
6. AMODU KOSEBINU
7. ATIKU OLORUNFUNMI
8. NURUDEEN BELLO
9. ADIO BALOGUN
10. NOSIRU LONGE
11.OLAIYA ODOFIN
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
APPEAL – COURT-JUDGMENT AND ORDERS
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The appellants appealed against the refusal of the trial court to grant them interlocutory injunction on grounds of lack of standing to bring the application. The court of appeal struck out the entire suit on grounds of locus standing.
HELD
The court held that the court of appeal went outside the notice of appeal before it in making the order and set it aside.
ISSUES
Whether the Court of Appeal can competently exercise power to set aside a writ of summons and strike out a suit in the absence of an appeal against the High Court’s refusal to do so.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
DECISION OF APPELLATE COURT TO BE BASED ON THE APPEAL
‘the decision of an appellate court can only be based on an appeal before it’. Per Kalgo J.S.C
CASES CITED
SANUSI V. AMEYEGUN (1992)4 NWLR (Pt.237) 527;
OKONJI V. NJOKANNA(1991) 7NWLR (Pt.202)131;
ANYADUBA V. N.R.T.C LTD. (1992) 5 NWLR (Pt. 243) 535.
STATUTES REFERRED TO
NONE
