CORAM
ALEXANDER, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
EMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU, JSC. JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT (Read the Leading Judgment)
ESO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
ALHAJI HABU AKIBIYA
APPELLANTS
ALHAJI SAMBO
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
LAW OF CONTRACT – LEASING AGREEMENT
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The respondent claimed ownership of the vehicle in dispute which was subject to a leasing agreement which retained ownership in the lessor, the appellant.
HELD
The court allowed the appeal.
ISSUES
Whether or not a declaration of ownership of the vehicle in question could be granted in favour of the respondent.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
OWNERSHIP IN A LEASING AGREEMENT
In a “Leasing Agreement”, ownership remaind in the “lessor”- Alexander CJN J.S.C
CASES CITED
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STATUTES REFERRED TO
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