Ozude V Inspector-general Of Police (1965) LLJR-SC
Ozude V Inspector-general Of Police (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The Court allowed this appeal at the hearing, and will now give its reasons in writing. We then said that the trial was marred by the reception of hearsay evidence, and that the trial magistrate was not alive to the fact that the […]
Anowele And G. Nwafor V The State (1965) LLJR-SC
Anowele And G. Nwafor V The State (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The two appellants and two others were convicted – (1) of conspiracy to commit the felony of housebreaking and stealing; (2) of breaking into a store, contra to section 413 of the Criminal Code; (3) of stealing goods from the store, […]
Geoffrey Sunju Bell-gam V Grace Bell-gam (1965) LLJR-SC
Geoffrey Sunju Bell-gam V Grace Bell-gam (1965) BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. On September 4th, 1963, W.J. Palmer J. gave judgement for dissolution of marriage on the ground of desertion and of the husband’s adultery with a woman named; he granted custody of the two children of the marriage to the wife (the petitioner) and dismissed the husband’s […]
Rev. Lijadu V Mrs Franklin (Nee Lijadu) (1965) LLJR-SC
Rev. Lijadu V Mrs Franklin (Nee Lijadu) (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT. JSC The Rev. Moses Folarin Lijadu sued Mrs. Adedoyin Franklin in the High Court of Lagos for an order requiring her to execute a deed conveying to him a piece of land known as No. 5 Campbell Street, Lagos. The action was dismissed […]
W. H. Bockelmann V Thompson Nwaehi (1965) LLJR-SC
W. H. Bockelmann V Thompson Nwaehi (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. When this appeal came up for hearing on the 25th January, 1965, the appellant and his counsel were absent and the appeal was dismissed with 25 guineas costs. On the 5th February, 1965 counsel for the appellant put in a notice of […]
Nweke V The State (1965) LLJR-SC
Nweke V The State (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The appellant was convicted of the murder on 1st March, 1964, at Ejilewe Ukwuagba Mgbo, Abakaliki, in Abakaliki Province, of one Omenyi Odoh; the trial was before J.A. Phil-Ebosie, J., who gave judgement on January 9th 1965; the appeal has come up with commendable […]
Francis V Francis (1965) LLJR-SC
Francis V Francis (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C This appeal is from the ruling of 29th March, 1965 given by Caxton-Martins J. in the High Court of Lagos in Suit 45/63 that the registrar’s certificate should be amended. The facts are these: the wife filed her answer and the co-respondent entered appearance but […]
Coker V Adeyemo & Anor (1965) LLJR-SC
Coker V Adeyemo & Anor (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. In this case three plaintiffs sued the defendant in the High Court of Western Nigeria claiming general and special damages for trespass to land and goods and an injunction to restrain the defendant from entering upon the land or doing anything adverse to […]
Bankole V Williams & Anor (1965) LLJR-SC
Bankole V Williams & Anor (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment given by Lambo J. on the will of the late Jacob Olumide Williams who died on the 7th June, 1962. The testator had a son born to him of a wife to whom he was married under […]
Mattar V Norwich Union Frie Insurance Society Ltd & Anor. (1965) LLJR-SC
Mattar V Norwich Union Frie Insurance Society Ltd & Anor. (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA, J.S.C. The appellant took out a policy of insurance No. 77135823 of the 18th of May, 1960, with the respondents against loss by ‘theft following upon an actual forcible and violent entry or damage by thieves following such entry’ […]