Supreme Court 11TH APRIL, 2014
Justices: WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. (Presided)
BODE RHODES-VIVOUR, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment), CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI, J.S.C.
KUMAI BAYANG AKA’AHS, J.S.C., JOHN INYANG OKORO, J.S.C.
Subject Matter(s):
Documentary evidence is hanger upon which to assess oral testimony
Conclusiveness of death certificate
Presumption of genuineness of public document
Appraisal of oral evidence and ascription of probative value is responsibility of trial court and not appellate court
Custom that disentitles female inheritance and children born out of wedlock is unconstitutional
Final Order: Appeal Dismissed