Kalu Obasi and Ors V Chief Okereke Oti and Ors (1966) LLJR-SC
Kalu Obasi and Ors V Chief Okereke Oti and Ors (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA, J .S.C. The plaintiffs claimed against the defendants declaration of title to an area of land drawn on a plan No.ESP/2136(LD) which was in evidence as Exhibit A, £100 damages for trespass on the land, possession of the land, […]
Godwin. Nwankwere V Joseph Adewunmi (1966) LLJR-SC
Godwin. Nwankwere V Joseph Adewunmi (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. The respondent sued the appellant in the Magistrate’s Court, Ife, claiming “the sum of £410 as damages being loss of earnings suffered by the plaintiff on account of the wilful refusal by the defendant to issue a certificate of roadworthiness in respect of […]
Madam R. Onyechie V Mrs. R. Shadiya (1966) LLJR-SC
Madam R. Onyechie V Mrs. R. Shadiya (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment of Sowemimo J., in the High Court of Lagos upholding the magistrate. The dispute between Madam R. Onyechie and Mrs R. Shadiya (hereafter referred to as the tenant and the landlord respectively) is whether the […]
A.C.E. Jimona Ltd V Nigerian Electrical Contracting Co.ltd (1966) LLJR-SC
A.C.E. Jimona Ltd V Nigerian Electrical Contracting Co.ltd (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment of the High Court of Lagos (Caxton Martins Ag. J.) in which judgment was entered for the plaintiffs for £5,189-13s.-6d. with costs. The matter had begun as three separate suits […]
Adewale Sholuade V The Republic (1966) LLJR-SC
Adewale Sholuade V The Republic (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. The appellant was tried in the High Court of Lagos before Adedipe J., sitting with a jury and was convicted of murder. The case for the prosecution was that in the evening of the 8th of May, 1965 in Obadina Street, Lagos, the […]
Agbonmabge Bank Ltd V C.F.A.O (1966) LLJR-SC
Agbonmabge Bank Ltd V C.F.A.O (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. In this appeal the Agbonmagbe Bank Ltd. complains of the judgement given by Adedipe J., in the Lagos High Court Suit No. LD/344/1963 on 6th July, 1964 in favour of the C.F.A.O. for £9,865-4s-4d. The C.F.A.O. had a customer by the name of […]
S. O. Akinsete V Emmanuel Akindutire (1966) LLJR-SC
S. O. Akinsete V Emmanuel Akindutire (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA, J.S.C The appellant was the judgment creditor in a suit for debt commenced in the Magistrate’s Court at Ibadan. The respondent who was the judgment debtor appealed to the High Court at Akure and applied for a stay of execution of the judgment […]
Iyede Nwango Vs The Queen (1963) LLJR-SC
Iyede Nwango Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORGAN JSC The appellant filed a petition against his wife in the court below praying for the dissolution of their marriage on the grounds of his wife’s adultery with the co-respondent and cruelty. The respondent cross-petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage on the same […]
Stephen O. Akinyemi V Rosella A. Akinyemi (1963) LLJR-SC
Stephen O. Akinyemi V Rosella A. Akinyemi (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORGAN JSC The appellant filed a petition against his wife in the court below praying for the dissolution of their marriage on the grounds of his wife’s adultery with the co-respondent and cruelty. The respondent cross-petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage on […]
Julie Nezianya And Anor Vs Anthony Okagbue and 2 Others (1963) LLJR-SC
Julie Nezianya And Anor Vs Anthony Okagbue And 2 Others (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgement of Reynolds, J., in the Onitsha Division of the High Court of Eastern Nigeria.In that Court the plaintiffs/appellants claimed as against the defendants/ respondents that they are entitled to the exclusive […]