Index

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INDEX

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Action

ABATEMENT OF ACTION

Abatement of action, 1.

Difference between abatement of action and ouster of jurisdiction, 2.

ABUSE OF COURT PROCESS

Action not properly instituted before the Court can constitute abuse of Court process,

3.

When abuse of Court process may occur, 4.

ABUSE OF JUDICIAL PROCESS

Abuse of the judicial process, 5.

ACTING IN HASTE

Is haste an actionable wrong? 6.

ACTION AGAINST BAILIFF OF THE COURT

When action can be taken against a Court Sheriff, 7.

ACTION AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS

Action against an office, 8.

Condition precedent to commencing action against the Nigerian Railway Corporation, 9.

Procedure for instituting action against Anambra State or its public officer, 10.

Relevant considerations where protection is sought under Public Officers Protection

Law, 11.

Time to commence action against a public officer, 12.

Who qualifies as a consumer of electricity? 13.

ACTION BASED ON A BILL OF LADING

Who can maintain an action based on a bill of lading? 14.

ACTION BASED ON FRAUD

What a plaintiff must do to succeed on a case based on fraud, 15.

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ACTION BY GOVERNMENT

Who is competent to institute an action by Government? 16.

ACTION BY UNINCORPORATED BODIES

Partners of an unincorporated business enterprise may be sued in their business name,

17.

Right of a quasi corporation to sue or be sued depends on express or implied provision

of the statute creating it, 18.

Right of unincorporated bodies regarded as quasi or near corporations to sue and be

sued, 19.

Rights of third parties and an unincorporated body to seek redress for any wrong done

to them, 20.

ACTIONS FALLING UNDER CONTRACT OR TORT

Determination of an action falling under contract or tort, 21.

ACTION FOR ACCOUNT

Can an action for an account lie in respect of unascertained sum? 22.

ACTION FOR DAMAGES

Action for unliquidated damages, 23.

Can action for damages be lumped together with action to recover unpaid salaries? 24.

Claim for possession of land and damages for trespass to the same land cannot be

maintained in the same action, 25.

General damages can be awarded in action for trespass, 26.

Incompetency of party bringing action on behalf of dependants whether precludes

dependants from obtaining judgment, 27.

ACTION FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT

Action for false imprisonment, 28.

Can person who makes a complaint to the police without more be culpable for act of the

police thereafter? 29.

What plaintiff must show in an action for false imprisonment, 30.

When an action for false imprisonment will not lie, 31.

ACTION IN LIBEL

Action in libel, 32.

Duty on the defendant in action for libel, 33.

Facts which plaintiff must prove in action for libel, 34.

Joint publication and whether plaintiff can sue for separate publications, 35.

Proper venue for institution of action for libel, 36.

Relevant factors for assessment of damages for libel, 37.

Venue for institution of action for libel, 38.

When is libel actionable without proof of damage? 39.

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ACTION FOR MONEY HAD AND RECEIVED

Action for money had and received, 40.

Claim for money had and received, 41.

Legal basis of an action for money had and received, 42.

When action lies for money had and received, 43.

ACTION FOR NEGLIGENCE

Plaintiff must plead beyond reasonable doubt in an action for negligence, 44.

ACTION FOR RECOVERY OF DEBT

When a cause of action for recovery of simple debt accrues, 45.

ACTION FOR RECOVERY OF OVERDRAFT

When a right of action to sue on an overdraft arises, 46.

ACTION FOR SLANDER

Alleging and proving words of slander, 47.

Duty when suing for slander, 48.

Each publication of slander as libel constitutes cause of action, 49.

What constitutes cause of action in slander? 50.

ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL ARREST

Can inference of arrest be sufficient in an action for unlawful arrest? 51.

ACTION FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

Burden on plaintiff who sues for wrongful dismissal and claims salary and allowance for

period up to age of retirement, 52.

Distinction between claim for wrongful dismissal and claim for unlawful dismissal and

effect of each, 53.

Measure of damages arising from wrongful dismissal, 54.

ACTION IN AREA OR CUSTOMARY COURT

Determining the nature of claim in an action in an Area or Customary Court, 55.

ACTION IN CHIEFTANCY MATTERS

When right of action in chieftaincy may arise, 56.

Locus standi to sue in chieftaincy matters, 57.

ACTION IN CONVERSION

Can import licence be subject of an action in conversion? 58.

ACTION IN DETINUE

Action for detinue, 59.

Cause of action in detinue, 60.

Distinction between conversion and detinue, 61.

Duty of a plaintiff in detinue action, 62.