Onitsha customary law

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• EMEKA ODIARI V. FRANCISCA N. ODIARI AFAMEFUNA C. ODIARI (2009)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Enugu Division)

  Judgment date

  14 January 2009

  Summary of the case Emeka Odiari v. Francisca N. Odiari, addressing possession and inheritance rights under customary law.

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  • Customary succession→
  • Estate administration→
  • family house (iba)→
  • inheritance of deceased’s residence→
  • injunctive relief→
  • matrimonial home→
  • onitsha customary law→
  • unpleaded evidence and issues→

• ASIKA V. ATUANYA (2008)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Enugu Division)

  Judgment date

  24 January 2008

  Summary of Asika v. Atuanya, highlighting issues of inheritance, constitutional supremacy, and customary law in Nigeria.

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  • 1999 constitution sections 42 and 43→
  • admitted facts requiring no proof→
  • appellate re-evaluation of documentary evidence→
  • binding effect of a will→
  • burden of proof in civil cases→
  • constitutional supremacy over customary law→
  • custom repugnant to natural justice→
  • evidence act 1990 section 14→

• SAMUEL MBANEFO AGUSIOBO & ANOR V. ANTHONY AKUNNE OKAGBUE &AN (2001)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Enugu Division)

  Judgment date

  9 April 2001

  Overview of the landmark case Samuel Mbanefo Agusiobo v. Anthony Akunne Okagbue, highlighting the legal principles surrounding land ownership and the doctrine '

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  • Court of Appeal Act section 16→
  • Land law→
  • Lis pendens→
  • Nemo dat quod non habet→
  • Recovery of possession→
  • Reply brief→
  • Trespass to land→
  • appellate interference with findings of fact→