Bello Adeleke V. Falade Awoliyi & Anor (1962) LLJR-SC
Bello Adeleke V. Falade Awoliyi & Anor (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.F On 13th March, 1962, we allowed this appeal. These are the reasons we indicated we shall give later why the appeal was allowed. The appeal was from an interlocutory judgment delivered by Doherty, J. in the High Court of Ibadan on […]
Chief Ideliaguahan Ozogula Ii V. The Queen: Ex Parte Chief Lewis Ekpenga (1962) LLJR-SC
Chief Ideliaguahan Ozogula Ii V. The Queen: Ex Parte Chief Lewis Ekpenga (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.F This is an appeal from an order of Mandamus made by Doherty, J., in the High Court of the Western Region, ordering the appellant to perform certain traditional ceremony which by customary law of his tribe […]
Albert E. Nwobu & Anor V. Commissioner Of Police (1962) LLJR-SC
Albert E. Nwobu & Anor V. Commissioner Of Police (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.J The appellants, who were employees of the West African Airways Corporation at Kano, were convicted on summary trial by consent, the first of stealing a box of gold worth about £7,000 from an aeroplane in transit, and the second […]
Lawal Adisa Yusuf Shitta-bey V. Chairman, Lagos Executive Devt. Board (1962) LLJR-SC
Lawal Adisa Yusuf Shitta-bey V. Chairman, Lagos Executive Devt. Board (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.J The contest between the appellants (hereafter called the second Claimants) and the second respondents (hereafter called the first Claimants) relates to the compensation payable for No. 41/43 Martins Street, Lagos, which was acquired by the Chairman, Lagos Executive […]
Laibru Limited V. Building & Civil Engineering Contractors (1962) LLJR-SC
Laibru Limited V. Building & Civil Engineering Contractors (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.J The appellant company complains that the learned Judge (Onyeama, J., on the 28th October, 1960, in the High Court of Lagos suit 60 of 1960), having found in favour of the claim on the merits, erred in dismissing it on […]
Hon. S.L. Akintola V. Sir Adesoji Aderemi & Anor (1962) LLJR-SC
Hon. S.L. Akintola V. Sir Adesoji Aderemi & Anor (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.JF ON the 21st day of May, 1962, the above-named plaintiff filed an action in the High Court at Ibadan in Western Nigeria against the 1st defendant claiming as follows:- (i) A Declaration that there is no right in the […]
S.W. Ubani-ukoma V. G.E. Nicol (1962) LLJR-SC
S.W. Ubani-ukoma V. G.E. Nicol (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TAYLOR, F.J The plaintiff/appellant was the successful party at the trial in the High Court of Lagos on a claim for £3,032-15s-0d being general and special damages suffered by him as a result of the negligent driving by the defendant/respondent which brought about a collision […]
The Queen V. L.V. Ezechi (1962) LLJR-SC
The Queen V. L.V. Ezechi (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UNSWORTH, F.J This is an appeal from a decision by H.S. Palmer, J., convicting the appellant of an offence of obtaining the sum of £30 as bribe contrary to the provisions of section 38(A) (2) of the Eastern Region Local Government Law, 1955. This section […]
The Queen V. Elemi Eja Esege & Ors (1962) LLJR-SC
The Queen V. Elemi Eja Esege & Ors (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, F.J The appellants were convicted on two counts, one of which charged a conspiracy contrary to s. 422 of the Criminal Code and the other a conspiracy contrary to s. 518(6) of the Code. The appeal was heard on the 21st […]
Odumuyiwa Ashekoya V. Ganiyu Jaieola Olawunmi (1962) LLJR-SC
Odumuyiwa Ashekoya V. Ganiyu Jaieola Olawunmi (1962) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, CJF This matter originated in the Magistrate Court, Ijebu Ode where the present appellant was the complainant in a chieftaincy matter an at his instance the defendant/respondent was prosecuted for an offence under Section 17(1) of the chiefs Law 1957 (Western Region) in […]