ACTION - Consolidated suits - Appeal against separate decisions given in respect of each of the consolidated suits - Combination of in a single notice of appeal - Propriety of - Ogundiran vs. C.O.P. C.A. 1154 APPEAL - Grounds of appeal - Arguments predicated on valid grounds of appeal lumped together with arguments on invalid grounds of appeal - Impropriety of - Attitude of court to - Jikamshi vs. Matazu C.A. 1077 CHIEFTAINCY MATTERS - Chiefs Edict of Ondo State - Existing Chieftaincy Declaration made before 31/12/83 - Failure to submit to the Commissioner for approval or re-registration - Whether renders the declaration invalid under the Chiefs Edict 1984 of Ondo State - Alomaja vs. Adewale C.A. 1055 COURT - Judicial immunity - Concept, scope and reason for under Nigerian judicial and legal system - S.B.M. Services (Nig.) Ltd. vs. Okon C.A. 1115 ELECTION PETITION - Non-compliance with Electoral Law and/or election malpractices and irregularities in conduct of elections - Burden of proof of - On whom lies - Maikudi vs. Musa C.A. 1096 EVIDENCE - Resolution of conflicts in evidence and making specific findings on issues joined by parties - Need for trial court to be fair and just in undertaking - Maikudi vs. Musa C.A. 1096 INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE - Duty on court when interpreting statutes - Need for court to avoid going beyond meaning and intendment of legislators - S.C.C. (Nig.) Ltd. vs. Elemadu C.A. 1168 JUDGMENT AND ORDERS - Obiter dicta - Obiter dicta such as scathing remarks or comment on counsel by the trial Judge - Appeal against - Impropriety of - S. B. M. Services (Nig.) Ltd. vs. Okon C.A. 1115 LAND LAW - Registration of title - Unregistered registrable instrument - Usefulness of - Adda vs. Jassen C.A. 1011 NEGLIGENCE - Machinery/vehicle - Latent defect in resulting in injuriy - Duty on owner to account for cause of accident - S.C.C. (Nig.) Ltd. vs. Elemadu C.A. 1168 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Filing of document - Party filing his document in the court registry - Whether has any further responsibility after the payment of the assessed filing fees - S. B. M. Services (Nig.) Ltd. vs. Okon C.A. 1115 WORDS AND PHRASES - ‘Decision’ - Meaning of - Ogundiran vs. C.O.P. C.A. 1154