PATS-ACHOLONU, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant had instituted an action against the respondent for defamation for publishing a document which he complained had libelled him. The alleged libellous statements were said to have been published by the respondent sequel to a complaint by him that the appellant had committed certain ignoble acts in respect of the sale or purported sale of one Peter Iloabachie's property by the appellant which land is situate at No.1 Allen Lane, Onitsha. The statement claimed that the sale was fraudulently made without any authorization or consent of the respondent and that the act of the appellant by the sale bespeaks of unprofessional and unethical behaviour as the appellant, a mere grandson of late Peter Iloabachie was not the owner of the property which said property devolves on the whole family, i.e. the children of Peter Iloabachie. The appellant said that by the said publication; his name was tarnished and brought into odium and ri…
ILOABACHIE, ESQ.
V.
ILOABACHIE
(2005) JELR 45206 (SC)
Supreme Court 27 May 2005 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the appellant’s defamation claim, holding that the allegedly defamatory communications were protected by the defence of qualified privilege, as both the maker (family head) and recipients had corres
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.137/2000
Judges:IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
DAHIRU MUSDAPHER Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:NILL For Appellant
Arthur Obi Okafor, Esq. (with him, Ikenna Uzochukwu, Esq.) For Respondent
Other Citations:Iloabachie v. Iloabachie (2005) 13 NWLR (Pt.943) 695 (2005) 5 S.C (Pt II) 149 (2005) 5 S.C (Pt II) 149
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