NOIBI V. FIKOLATI & ANOR
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ΝΟΙΒΙ ς. ΦΙΚΟΛΑΤΙ & ΑΝΟΡ
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Τηε αππελλαντ∋σ αππεαλ το τηε Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ αγαινστ ηισ χονϖιχτιον βψ τηε
Χουρτ οφ φιρστ ινστανχε ωασ δισµισσεδ. Ηε ηασ φυρτηερ αππεαλεδ το τηε Συπρεµε
Χουρτ.
Ιν τηε βριεφ φιλεδ βψ τηε αππελλαντ∋σ χουνσελ, τηε ονλψ ισσυε φορµυλατεδ φορ δετερ−
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µινατιον βψ τηισ Χουρτ ισ:
∀
Ωηετηερ ορ νοτ τηε προσεχυτιον ηαδ προϖεδ ιτσ χασε βεψονδ ρεασοναβλε δουβτ.∀
Ηαϖινγ γιϖεν ϖερψ χαρεφυλ χονσιδερατιον το τηε τοταλιτψ οφ τηε εϖιδενχε αδδυχεδ
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ατ τηε τριαλ, ανδ τηε σπεχιφιχ φινδινγσ οφ φαχτσ µαδε βψ τηε λεαρνεδ τριαλ ϕυδγε, ωηιχη
φινδινγσ ωερε αµπλψ συππορτεδ βψ τηε εϖιδενχε αδδυχεδ, Ι ηαϖε νοτ τηε σλιγητεστ
δουβτ ιν µψ µινδ τηατ τηε λεαρνεδ τριαλ ϕυδγε ωασ ριγητ ιν χοµινγ το τηε χονχλυσιον
τηατ τηε χασε αγαινστ τηε αππελλαντ ηαδ βεεν προϖεδ βεψονδ ρεασοναβλε δουβτ.
Τηε Χουρτ οφ Αππεαλ ωασ αλσο ριγητ ιν αφφιρµινγ τηε δεχισιον οφ τηε τριαλ χουρτ. Ιν
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µψ ϖιεω ιτ ωουλδ ηαϖε βεεν περϖερσε ιν τηε εξτρεµε, ον τηε εϖιδενχε αδδυχεδ,
φορ ανψ Χουρτ το ρετυρν α ϖερδιχτ, οτηερ τηαν τηατ οφ γυιλτ.
Ιτ ωασ φορ τηε αβοϖε ρεασονσ ανδ φορ τηε φυλλερ ρεασονσ γιϖεν βψ µψ λεαρνεδ
βροτηερ, Οπυτα, ϑ.Σ.Χ. ιν ηισ Ρεασονσ Φορ ϑυδγµεντ τηατ Ι δισµισσεδ τηισ αππεαλ
ον τηε 11τη δαψ οφ ∆εχεµβερ, 1986.
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Appeal dismissed.
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NOIBI V. FIKOLATI & ANOR
ΑΣΗΙΡΥ ΝΟΙΒΙ
ς
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1.
Ρ.ϑ. ΦΙΚΟΛΑΤΙ
2.
∆ΕΒΟΡΑΗ ∆ΑΡΑΜΟΛΑ
SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA
ΕΣΟ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
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ΑΝΙΑΓΟΛΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΝΝΑΜΑΝΙ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΥΩΑΙΣ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΒΕΛΓΟΡΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
13τη Μαρχη, 1987
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ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤΣ
ΣΥΙΤ ΝΟ. ΣΧ 128/1985
Civil Procedure - Practice and procedure - Transfer of action from customary to
High Court - Effect on claim where proper procedure for instituting actions
not followed - Effect of failure to order pleadings - Whether proceedings
thereby nullified - Order for filing pleadings - Whether mandatory.
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ISSUES:
1. Ωηετηερ προχεεδινγσ οριγινατινγ ιν α Χυστοµαρψ Χουρτ χαν βε ινστιτυτεδ ιν τηε
Ηιγη Χουρτ οφ Ονδο Στατε οτηερωισε τηαν βψ ωριτ οφ συµµονσ ωιτη στατεµεντ οφ
χλαιµ.
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2. Ωηετηερ α χλαιµ φιλεδ ιν α χυστοµαρψ χουρτ χαν φορµ τηε συβστρατυµ οφ α χασε
βεφορε τηε Ηιγη Χουρτ εξερχισινγ οριγιναλ ϕυρισδιχτιον ιν τηε µαττερ.
3.
Ωηετηερ παρτιεσ χαν, βψ τηειρ χονδυχτ ωαιϖε µανδατορψ προϖισιονσ οφ τηε ρυλεσ
οφ χουρτ.
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