Tort of false imprisonment

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• VITA CONSTRUCTION LTD V. BRANCO-RHODES (2013)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  31 December 2012

  Summary of the Court of Appeal ruling on false imprisonment in Vita Construction Ltd v. Branco-Rhodes, outlining key legal principles and implications.

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  • Appellate review→
  • Perpetual injunction→
  • Unlawful detention→
  • active instrumentality in setting the law in motion→
  • evidence act, section 149(d)→
  • evidence act, section 167(d)→
  • false imprisonment→
  • general and exemplary damages→

• IGALI VS. LAWSON (2005)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Port Harcourt Division)

  Judgment date

  6 June 2005

  A detailed summary of Igali vs. Lawson (2005), focusing on false imprisonment, evidential burden, and the role of the appellate court.

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  • Preponderance of evidence→
  • admitted facts requiring no proof→
  • appellate interference with findings of fact→
  • burden of proof in civil cases→
  • court of appeal rules 2002, order 1 rule 19(3)→
  • damages for false imprisonment→
  • evaluation and probative value of evidence→
  • evidence act 1990, section 149(d)→