Cases for tomorrow

Question 1

What cases talks about the use of English law?

Answer 1

Ibiado v. Lufthansa

Question 2

What case did the West African Court of Appeal say that statutes of general application only needed to have been in force in England and not all of UK?

Answer 2

Young v. Abina

Question 3

What case did the Federal Supreme Court say that statutes of general application only needed to have been in force in England and not all of UK?

Answer 3

Lawal v. Younan

Question 4

What case was the test for statutes of general application introduced?

Answer 4

Attorney General v. John Holt

Question 5

What case was it mentioned that the common law was merely persuasive?

Answer 5

Okon v. The State

Question 6

What case discusses the superiority of decrees

Answer 6

A.G. Anambra State v. A.G. Federation

Question 7

What case talks about the invalidity of ghost marriage?

Answer 7

Okonkow v. Okagbue

Question 8

what case did lord atkin say that no part of the can be used if found to be repugnant

Answer 8

Eshugbayi v. Eleko

Question 9

Which case does the court strike down woman to woman marriage

Answer 9

Meribe v. Joshua Egbu

Question 10

What case did the court say that the child belongs to the father’s family after divorce because she stayed there for long

Answer 10

Godfrey Nwadibe v. Eastern Onu County Council

Question 11

What case did the court overrule the claim that a man can divorce the woman but the woman cannot divorce the man

Answer 11

Solomon v. Gbobo

Question 12

What part of the constitution talks about the freedom of people

Answer 12

Section 35(1)

Question 13

What part of the constitution talks about respect for dignity

Answer 13

Section 34(1)

Question 14

What part of the constitution talks about the jurisdiction of the election tribunal

Answer 14

Section 285

Question 15

What case does it say that an organization is not a native

Answer 15

Essie v. atamakolomi

Question 16

What case does the court rule that if the custom of the deceased is not known, the state law will be used

Answer 16

Ekem v. Nerba

Question 17

what case did it hold that customary law is a mirror of accepted usage

Answer 17

Owoniyin v. Omotosho

Question 18

what case was it held that only the existing customs should be recognised

Answer 18

Lewis v. Bankole

Question 19

what case did osborn cj talk about the flexibility of customary law

Answer 19

Lewis v. Bankole

Question 20

what case demonstrated the organic nature of customary law

Answer 20

dawodu v. danmole

Question 21

what part of the evidence act talks about the proof of customary law

Answer 21

Section 70

Question 22

what case talks about paternity

Answer 22

Edet v. Essien

Question 23

what case talks about the nature of the agreement not being under customary law

Answer 23

Okoli v. ibo

Question 24

what case talks about igi ogbe over will

Answer 24

omokaro v. omokaro

Question 25

what case talks about igi ogbe

Answer 25

arase v. arase

Question 26

what case talks about the personal law being superior

Answer 26

Tapa v. kuke

Question 27

what case talks not agreeing on the law to use

Answer 27

labijoh v. abake

Question 28

what case talks non native and native

Answer 28

Koney v. UTC

Question 29

what case talks about unjust english law

Answer 29

nelson v. nelson

Question 30

what section of evidence act talks about burden of proving custom

Answer 30

section 16(2)

Question 31

what section of the evidence act talks about judicial notice of custom

Answer 31

section 17

Question 32

what section of the evidence ct talks about proving custom as a fact

Answer 32

section 18(1)

Question 33

what section of the evidence act talks about the repugnancy test

Answer 33

section 18(3)

Question 34

What case did the court talk about the courts and ouster clauses

Answer 34

Madike v. I.G

Question 35

Which case did the court rule that nothing shall invalidate the decrees now acts

Answer 35

Nkwocha v. The Governor of Anambra State