Action: Preliminary objections – meaning and significance thereof
Appeal: Grounds of appeal – omnibus grounds – nature and relevance thereof
Appeal: Preliminary objection- where it intended to challenge the competency of some grounds of appeal – proper procedure – whether to file motion rather than notice of preliminary objection
Court: Award of general damages- whether it is discretionary – nature of discretion thereto
Court: Exercise of discretion – when to act judicially – import thereof
Court: Exercise of discretion by trial court – when appellate court will interfere therewith
Court: Documentary evidence – Power to read holistically – rationale
Court: Award of damages – when appellate court will interfere with award of general damages
Court: Interpretation of contract between parties – role thereof
Contract: Terms thereof – whether parties must obey
Contract: Sale of land – whether does not amount to contract of loan
Contract: Loan agreement – nature thereof
Damages: Award of general damages- basis thereof
Damages: Etymological meaning
Damages: Award thereof – object
Damages: Special damages – nature of
Damages: Special damages – proof thereof – whether strict proof or special damages
Damages: General damages – award thereof – relevant principles
Damages: Award of general damages – whether court has discretion thereto
Instrument of title: Leases – parts thereof – habendum – significance
Judgment and Orders: Where it is said that judgment is against the weight of evidence – connotation thereof
Jurisdiction: Improperly constituted preliminary objection – whether affects jurisdiction of the court
Judgment and Orders: Ratio decidendi and obiter dictum – distinction thereto
Judgment and orders: Ratio decidendi – whether must attack decision of court
Judgment and Orders: Ratio decidendi – whether judgment of court must contain more than one ratio decidendi
Land law: Possession – significance – whether it is nine parts of the law – the principle in Anyabunsi vs. Ugwunze (1995) 6 NWLR (pt. 401)255 at 268
Land law: Absolute sale of land – nature and significance
Land law: Sale of land – where a purchaser acquires land through a beneficial owner – implication thereof
Land law: Sale of land – where land is sold absolutely – whether the defences of constructive notice and possession by tenants will not avail against the purchaser
Practice and Procedure: Documentary evidence – evaluation thereof – whether trial and appellate courts have concurrent jurisdiction on evaluation of documentary evidence – rationale thereof
Practice and Procedure: Appeal – preliminary objection thereto – proper procedure
Practice and Procedure: Award of special damages – whether must be strictly pleaded and proved
Service: Notices – types of notice
Statute: Interpretation – literary rule – rationale
Stare decisis: previous decisions – when does not guide exercise of discretion
Words and Phrases: Beneficial owner – meaning
Words and Phrases: Finding of fact – meaning
Words and Phrases: Possession – meaning
