NEGBENEBOR
V.
NEGENEBOR

(1971) JELR 45979 (SC)

Supreme Court · SC.144/1969 · 28 May 1971 · Nigeria
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GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHARLES OLUSOJI MADARIKAN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ADEMOLA ADETOKUNBO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

learned trial judge

applicant

maintenance

respondent

lagos university teaching hospital

income

order

19th august

ikpoba house

grounds of appeal

income of the husband

inter alia

third of the joint income

youngest child

above quoted authorities

assessment of the appellant

basis of respondent

basis of the assets of the respondent

benin high court

breach of contract

court of the following reliefs

date of commencement

divorce 10th edition page

end of the case

first ground counsel

following orders

further order

income of the applicant

infant children of the marriage

leading judgment

learned judge

lower court

luth authorities

maintenance of the youngest child

oral evidence

orders of payment of arrears

originating summons suit m

portion of the judgment of the learned trial judge

respondent committed adultery

said sum

salary of the applicant

school fees

such payments

sufficient evidence

trial judge

value of a building

value of his house

western state

SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the originating summons suit M/3/66 filed by the applicant on 19th August, 1966, at the Benin High Court of the Mid-Western State, she prayed the court of the following reliefs:

(i) 100 monthly for her maintenance including rents from 1st October, 1965.

(ii) Maintenance (school fees, clothing and other necessaries) of the three infant children of the marriage as may be just.

(iii) That the respondent be ordered to pay to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital the sum of 370 due on the

hire-purchase of her car No. LH 3173.

(iv) and that he is further ordered to secure such payments.

The learned trial judge after considering the affidavits filed by the parties, and the oral evidence called by them found that the respondent had willfully neglected to maintain the applicant and the three children of the marriage on the basis of respondent's acts of adultery and cruelty; having held that the respondent committed adultery with at leas…

NEGBENEBOR V. NEGENEBOR

NEGBENEBOR
V.
NEGENEBOR