Kasunmu Ajeja (On Behalf Of Ajeja Family) V. Ezekiel Adedapo Ajayi & Anor (1969) LLJR-SC
Kasunmu Ajeja (On Behalf Of Ajeja Family) V. Ezekiel Adedapo Ajayi & Anor (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Ibadan dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for a declaration of title under native law and custom to a piece of land in Ajeja compound, Oje, […]
Federal Board Of Inland Revenue Vs The Nigerian General Insurance Co. Ltd (1969) LLJR-SC
Federal Board Of Inland Revenue Vs The Nigerian General Insurance Co. Ltd (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. The Federal Board of Inland Revenue are the appellants before us and the plaintiffs in the High Courts, Lagos, in this matter and in the present respondents were the defendants in the court below. In the […]
In The Matter Of Companies Act In Re: Chief Saliu Bolaji Bakare V. In The Matter Of Bakado Line Ltd. (1969) LLJR-SC
In The Matter Of Companies Act In Re: Chief Saliu Bolaji Bakare V. In The Matter Of Bakado Line Ltd. (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. This appeal arose from a ruling of Caxton-Martins J. in the High Court of Lagos during an argument arising out of a petition for winding up the Bakado […]
Bank Of The North Ltd Vs Intra Bank S.A (1969) LLJR-SC
Bank Of The North Ltd Vs Intra Bank S.A (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report This is an appeal against the ruling of Holden J. in an application before him in the High Court of the Kano Judicial Division setting aside a final judgment entered by him on 24th January, 1967, in an action brought by […]
H. A. Elebute Vs Alhaji A. W. Odekilekun (1969) LLJR-SC
H. A. Elebute Vs Alhaji A. W. Odekilekun (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment of Somolu, J. (as he then was) in Suit No. IK/65/63 decided at the High Court, Ikeja, on the 5th of July, 1965. In the High Court, the appellant then plaintiff had sued the […]
A. O. Oyekoya V. G.b. Ollivant (Nigeria) Ltd (1969) LLJR-SC
A. O. Oyekoya V. G.b. Ollivant (Nigeria) Ltd (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. In Suit J/45/63 the plaintiff endorsed his writ of summons to the following effect – “The plaintiff’s claim against the defendants is for the sum of £3127.1 s.7d (three thousand one hundred and twenty-seven pounds one shilling and seven pence) […]
Boutros Abdallah V. Michael Said Achou (1969) LLJR-SC
Boutros Abdallah ( Trading Under The Name And Style Of Nigerian City Girl Press Co.) V. Michael Said Achou (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C In suit LD/214/68 in the Lagos High Court the plaintiff’s writ read: “The plaintiff claims from the defendant the sum of eight thousand six hundred and sixty seven pounds […]
Mafidoh Okwa V. Iyere Iwerebor & Ors (1969) LLJR-SC
Mafidoh Okwa V. Iyere Iwerebor & Ors (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. This is an appeal in a case which Originated in the Magistrates Court at Agbor where the petitioner (now appellant) claimed the sum of £ 100 special and general damages for damage done by the defendants to his crops on his […]
Micheal O. Igbinosa Vs Cole E. Aiyobagbie (1969) LLJR-SC
Micheal O. Igbinosa Vs Cole E. Aiyobagbie (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. In the High Court, Benin City, Mid-Western Nigeria, the appellant as plaintiff issued a writ (Suit No. B/55/64) against the defendant, now respondent, and the writ of summons was endorsed as follows:- “The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant is (1) Recovery […]
B.A.L. Odunsi Vs The State (1969) LLJR-SC
B.A.L. Odunsi Vs The State (1969) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. The appellant was charged in the High Court of Lagos on five counts as follows:- 1st count-Falsification of accounts by an officer of a corporation contra section 435(2)(a) of the Criminal Code. 2nd count-Fraudulent false accounting by an officer of a corporation contra […]