Stooke v Taylor

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1879
CourtQueen's Bench Division
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2 books & journal articles
  • Action
    • Nigeria
    • DSC Publications Online Sasegbon’s Laws of Nigeria. Volume 1 Action
    • 8 September 2016
    ...is that they are wholly independent suits which for convenience are combined in one action.” Cockburn, C.J. In Stooke v. Taylor (1880) 5 Q.B.D. 569 at pages 575/8, expressed a similar opinion in the following terms: - “in my opinion it is altogether a mistake to treat a counter-claim and a ......
  • SET-OFF
    • Nigeria
    • DSC Publications Online Sasegbon’s Judicial Dictionary of Nigerian Law. First edition S
    • 6 February 2019
    ...cannot be made in any claim other than monetary. The plea of set-off serves as a shield, and not as a sword. See Stooke v. Taylor (1880) 5 Q.B.D. 569 at 576." - Per Saulawa, J.C.A., in F.B.N. Plcv. I.A.S.C.A. (Nig.) Ltd. Suit No. CA/L/774/2008; (2015) 3 N.W.L.R. (Pt. 1445) 1 at...

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