EIGBE
V.
EIGBE

(2012) JELR 46162 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/L/351/2010 · 4 Dec 2012 · Nigeria

CORAM

AMINAT ADAMU AUGIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Ratio Decidendi

Core Terms ^Beta

appellant

respondent

court

lower court

issue no.

appeal

trial court

children of the marriage

learned trial judge

decree of dissolution of marriage

issue

issues

text message

welfare department

custody of the children

part of the court

record of appeal

supreme court

appellate court

decision of the lower court

grounds of appeal

issue no.1

matrimonial causes act

matrimonial causes act cap m7

notice of appeal

part of the judgment

preponderance of evidence

actual fact

a.g. ogun state v

case of adultery

circumstantial evidence

direct evidence

eigbe regina otibhor anuoluwapo

email conversation

final elf

high court of lagos state

important consideration

leading judgment

leads girls school

learned counsel

legal process

methodist church

order of this court

respect of the said property

said concubine

sidi dauda bage

specified person

sufficient evidence

summary of the background facts

supreme court state

SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Hon. Justice E. O. Williams-Dawodu (Mrs.) sitting at the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Judicial Division, delivered on the 29th of December, 2009 in which the Appellant was the petitioner. The notice of Appeal filed by the Appellant to initiate this action is dated 4th January, 2010 and contains five (5) grounds of appeal.

The summary of the background facts to this action is as follows:-

The Appellant married the Respondent in the year 1991, and they wedded in the Methodist Church, Oshodi: They have two (2) children of the marriage, Eigbe Regina Otibhor Anuoluwapo born on the 23rd day of November, 1994 and Eigbe Obehi Opeoluwapo born on the 24th day of February, 1997. In the year 2001, the Respondent started misbehaving in such a way that the Appellant could not condone it. The Appellant claimed that the Respondent was keeping concubine while he was on transfer by his company. The…

EIGBE V. EIGBE

EIGBE
V.
EIGBE