Awobiyi & Sons V Igbalaiye Brothers (1965) LLJR-SC
Awobiyi & Sons V Igbalaiye Brothers (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the decision of De Lestang C.J. Lagos, upholding the judgment of the Magistrates’ Court by which the respondents, as landlords, were granted an order for possession of premises at 19 Oke Arm Street, Lagos. The proceedings were […]
Sun Insurance Office Ltd V Ojemuyiwa (1965) LLJR-SC
Sun Insurance Office Ltd V Ojemuyiwa (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The applicants (hereafter referred to as the Insurers) seek leave to appeal from the judgment in the Lagos High Court Suit No. LD/436/63, given on July 15th, 1964, and for enlargement of time within which to appeal. The respondent to this application […]
Chief Andrew Thomas V Local Government Service Board (1965) LLJR-SC
Chief Andrew Thomas V Local Government Service Board (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. The appellant in this case ,Chief Andrew Thomas, was appointed to the office of President of the Oyo Divisional Grade A Customary Court in 1958, and discharged the functions of the office continuously until May, 1964, when he received a […]
Nigeria Ports Authority V Akar And Sons (1965) LLJR-SC
Nigeria Ports Authority V Akar And Sons (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Lagos, Suit No. LD/570/62, whereby judgment was entered against the appellants, hereinafter referred to as the defendants, and in favour of the respondents, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs, […]
Ijale V Leventis & Co. Ltd (1965) LLJR-SC
Ijale V Leventis & Co. Ltd (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. This is an appeal by the plaintiff against the judgment of De Lestang, C.J., Lagos, dismissing his claim for sums amounting to £20,587-2s-8d. The appellant was employed by the respondent company as a “produce sub-buying agent” in Lagos from the 19th May, […]
Nader V Board Of Customs & Excise (1965) LLJR-SC
Nader V Board Of Customs & Excise (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The appellant was prosecuted on two counts laid under section 145(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act, 1958; he was acquitted by the Chief Magistrate, E. Allswell Uranta, Esq.; the prosecutor appealed to the High Court, where Betuel, J. ordered […]
Kubua Bukie Odu V The State (1965) LLJR-SC
Kubua Bukie Odu V The State (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. The appellant was tried in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria on an Information containing three counts for forgery, one for uttering and one for attempting to steal, and was convicted on all five counts.The facts which the trial judge found proved […]
S.A.T. Taylor And Ors V Kingsway Stores Of Nigeria Ltd & Anor (1965) LLJR-SC
S.A.T. Taylor And Ors V Kingsway Stores Of Nigeria Ltd & Anor (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN In this appeal the plaintiffs complain of the judgement given by Onyeama J. On 17th October, 1962 when a judge of the High Court of Lagos, and dismissing their suit for recovery of possession of the property […]
Chief Festus Makene Ikomi V Bank Of West Africa Ltd (1965) LLJR-SC
Chief Festus Makene Ikomi V Bank Of West Africa Ltd (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The plaintiff sued the bank for a declaration that the guarantee he signed on 11th July, 1960 was void, and for ancillary relief; he failed in the High Court and has appealed. Briefly put, the allegations in the […]
Attorney-general Western Nigeria Vs The African Press (1965) LLJR-SC
Attorney-general Western Nigeria Vs The African Press (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Nigeria, initiated in the name of the Attorney-General, Western Nigeria, criminal proceedings against the two respondents in the High Court, Ibadan, by means of an information which he signed personally. The charges against them were […]