ELIAS, C.J.N. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal from the judgment of Egbuna, J., in the High Court at Onitsha in which he granted the wife, petitioner, against her husband respondent her prayers for dissolution of marriage, custody of the only child of the marriage and maintenance for both herself and the child. The case originated in the so called "High Court of the Republic of Biafra" to which the wife presented a petition dated June 15, 1967 in consequence of which the court on September 18, 1967 granted an alimony of 320 per month pending the hearing of the suit; the court also made the payment retrospective and affective from June 16, 1967. The respondent, however, defaulted after making two payments to the petitioner and the Judge on December 8, 1969, purported to adjourn the subsequent petition complaining about the failure to pay the alimony till January 29 and 30, 1970. The Civil War, however, ended on or about January 15, 1970, thereby leaving the proceedi…
OKWUOSA
V.
OKWUOSA
(1974) JELR 46181 (SC)
Supreme Court 21 Feb 1974 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.154/1973
Judges:TASLIM OLAWALE ELIAS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
GEORGE SODEINDE SOWEMIMO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
DANIEL O. IBEKWE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:Mr. A. Obi-Okoye, (with him, Mr. A. Iguh and Mrs. Offia-Nwali) For Appellant
Mr. E. C. Nwobosi For Respondent
Other Citations:OKWUOSA v. OKWUOSA (1974) 2 S.C. (REPRINT) 10
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