Nigerian law of torts

absolute privilege action alleged animal arrest assault authority awarded Bank battery breach careless CCHCJ chattel cheques circumstances claim committed common law conduct contractor contributory negligence criminal deceased Defamation Act 1952 Defamation Law defamatory statement defendant defendant's detinue driver E.R.Rep employer entitled escape established evidence example fact failed fair and accurate false imprisonment Fatal Accidents Fleming Fletcher foreseeable harm Hedley Byrne held liable Ibid instance interference Lagos City Council law of torts learned judge libel Lord lorry loss malice malicious prosecution merely newspaper nightsoil occupier owes a duty owner plaintiff plead police possession premises principle private nuisance probable cause proceedings prove published qualified privilege reasonable and probable res ipsa loquitur risk rule Rylands Salmond scienter servant slander special damage statute strict liability suffered sufficient supra Supreme Court third party trespass trespass to chattels vehicle West African Winfield and Jolowicz