Land compensation

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• SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED V. EK (2008)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Port Harcourt Division)

  Judgment date

  30 January 2008

  Case summary of Shell Petroleum Development Company v. Chief Ekwems pertaining to trespass and damages awarded due to exceeding land boundaries.

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  • Cross-appeal→
  • Expert evidence→
  • General damages→
  • Miscarriage of justice→
  • Special damages→
  • Trespass to land→
  • Uncontroverted evidence→
  • appellate evaluation of evidence→

• MONDAY IBATOR & ORS V. ELEMCHUKWU IBATOR & ORS (2007)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  13 April 2007

  Case summary of MONDAY IBATOR & ORS v. ELEMCHUKWU IBATOR & ORS, involving land compensation dispute in Nigeria, decided by the Supreme Court.

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  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Declaration of title→
  • Fair hearing→
  • Proof of title to land→
  • abandoned application→
  • compensation for oil-operation damage→
  • damage to crops, fish ponds and economic trees→
  • entitlement to compensation→

• NKUMA V. ODILI (2006)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  10 March 2006

  A detailed analysis of the Supreme Court case Nkuma v. Odili focusing on legal principles regarding land ownership and jurisdiction in Nigeria.

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  • Consolidated suits→
  • Duty to determine all issues→
  • Pleadings and evidence→
  • Territorial jurisdiction→
  • Traditional history→
  • constitution (suspension and modification) decree no. 107 of 1993, section 230(1)(o)→
  • declaration of title not prerequisite to compensation claim→
  • duty of counsel as officer of the court→