OGUNBADEJO V. OWOYEMI

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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑΝ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΧΑΣΕΣ
[1993]
1 Ν.Σ.Χ.Χ.
ΟΓΥΝΒΑ∆ΕϑΟ ς. ΟΩΟΨΕΜΙ
5
ΧΗΙΕΦ ΕΜΜΑΝΥΕΛ ΟΓΥΝΒΑ∆ΕϑΟ
ς.
ΟΤΥΝΒΑ Α.Λ.Α. ΟΩΟΨΕΜΙ
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
ΚΑΡΙΒΙ−ΩΗΨΤΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΝΝΑΕΜΕΚΑ−ΑΓΥ, ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΩΑΛΛ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΥΤΙΓΙ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΟΓΥΝ∆ΑΡΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
29τη ϑανυαρψ, 1993.
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ Νο. ΣΧ.27
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Appeals - Cross-appeal - Respondent's notice - Distinction between - Fresh argument in
support of issue raised at lower court - Whether leave of court required - Withdrawal
of appeal - Whether can prevent filing of respondent's notice.
Evidence - Admissibility - Facts not relevant to a party's case - Report of Tribunal of Inquiry
- Whether admissible in subsequent proceedings of a court - Proof - Action for Libel -
Burden of Proof of defamatory words - Whether can be discharged by secondary
evidence.
ΙΣΣΥΕΣ:
1.
Ιν α χλαιµ φορ λιβελ ωηατ µυστ τηε πλαιντιφφ προϖε ανδ βψ ωηατ µοδε?
2.
Χαν α ρεσπονδεντ ον αππεαλ σεεκ το σετ ασιδε α χρυχιαλ ανδ φυνδαµενταλ ρυλινγ
οφ α λοωερ χουρτ βψ ωαψ οφ α Ρεσπονδεντ∋σ Νοτιχε?
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
Τηε δεφενδαντ (πρεσεντ αππελλαντ) ισ τηε ηεαδ οφ τηε κινγµακερσ το τηε ∆αγβυ−
ρεωε οφ Ιδοωυ Χηιεφταινχψ. Ατ αλλ τιµεσ ρελεϖαντ το τηε αχτιον, τηατ ισ, 1982, τηερε
ωασ α ϖαχανχψ ιν τηε χηιεφταινχψ. Τηε πλαιντιφφ (πρεσεντ ρεσπονδεντ) ανδ ονε Αληαϕι
Ψινυσα Αδεκοψα ωερε νοµινατεδ βψ τηε Αγβονµαγβε Ρυλινγ Ηουσε το φιλλ τηε
ϖαχανχψ. Τηε κινγµακερσ µετ ανδ µαδε α ρεχοµµενδατιον το τηε Γοϖερνορ οφ
Ογυν Στατε. Προτεστσ φολλοωεδ ανδ τηε Στατε Γοϖερνµεντ σετ υπ αν αδµινιστρατιϖε
Πανελ το λοοκ ιντο τηε δισπυτε. Μεανωηιλε, ονε Β.Ο. Ακαλα οφ τηε Αριϕελοψε Ροψαλ
φαµιλψ οφ Ιδοωα ηαδ ον 6τη Σεπτεµβερ, 1982, ωριττεν α λεττερ το τηε πλαιντιφφ, α χοπψ
οφ ωηιχη ωασ σεντ το τηε δεφενδαντ. ∆υρινγ τηε προχεεδινγσ οφ τηε φαχτ φινδινγ
αδµινιστρατιϖε Πανελ σετ υπ βψ τηε Ογυν Στατε Γοϖερνµεντ, τηε δεφενδαντ προ−
δυχεδ ηισ οων χοπψ οφ τηε σαιδ λεττερ ανδ ηανδεδ ιτ οϖερ το τηε χηαιρµαν οφ τηε
πανελ. Τηε χηαιρµαν ρεαδ ουτ τηε λεττερ ατ τηε Ινθυιρψ ανδ αδµιττεδ ιτ ιν εϖιδενχε.
Ιτ ισ τηε χοντεντσ οφ τηισ λεττερ τηατ τηε πλαιντιφφ χοµπλαινεδ οφ ιν τηε συβσεθυεντ
αχτιον ινστιτυτεδ βψ ηιµ αγαινστ τηε δεφενδαντ ασ χονστιτυτινγ λιβελ οφ ηιµ. Ηε
χλαιµεδ Ν
500,000.00 δαµαγεσ ιν τηε σαιδ αχτιον. Ατ τηε ηεαρινγ οφ τηε αχτιον, τηε
πλαιντιφφ, ιν προοφ οφ τηε αλλεγεδ λιβελ, τενδερεδ ιν εϖιδενχε α χερτιφιεδ τρυε χοπψ οφ
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