Federal Board Of Inland Revenue V. Diab A. Nasr (1964) LLJR-SC
Federal Board Of Inland Revenue V. Diab A. Nasr (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. In these proceedings both the Federal Board of Inland Revenue (“the Board”) and Mr Diab A. Nasr (“the tax-payer”) complain against the order made by the High Court on an appeal brought to it by the tax-payer against the […]
M.A. Alatishe V. H.r. Sanyaolu (1964) LLJR-SC
M.A. Alatishe V. H.r. Sanyaolu (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA,J.S.C. This is an appeal by the plaintiff and a cross-appeal by the defendant from the judgment and order of Dickson, J. given on the 13th of January, 1962, in the High Court at Lagos. Mr Alatishe, the plaintiff, hereinafter referred to as the appellant, […]
Vertner W. Tandy Tandy V. The Harmony House Furniture Co. Ltd (1964)
Vertner W. Tandy Tandy (In The Matter Of The Companies Act (Cap 37)) V. The Harmony House Furniture Co. Ltd (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PER BRETT JSC This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Western Nigeria dismissing a petition for the winding-up of the respondent company on the ground […]
Gabriel Shofolahan Joshua V. The Queen (1964) LLJR-SC
Gabriel Shofolahan Joshua V. The Queen (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PER ADEMOLA JSC The appellant, who at the material time was the president of the Grade B Customary Court at Ikare in Ondo Province, was on the 13th day of September, 1963, convicted on two counts of Judicial Corruption contra to Section 98(1) of […]
Okumagba V. Egbe (1964) LLJR-SC
Okumagba V. Egbe (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN JSC In January, 1964, four persons, namely the appellant, the respondent, one Mrs Nkune, and one Mr Neequaye, gave in their names as candidates for election in a certain constituency of the Mid West. It is enough to say that the appellants symbol was the umbrella, […]
Olayinka Faro V. Inspector General Of Police (1964) LLJR-SC
Olayinka Faro V. Inspector General Of Police (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PER BRETT JSC This is an appeal against the judgment of De Lestang, C.J., dismissing the appeal brought by the appellant against his conviction before a magistrate on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. The charge before the magistrate alleged that […]
Joseph Jideofor Enwezor V. Joseph Okwudili Onyejekwe & Anor (1964) LLJR-SC
Joseph Jideofor Enwezor V. Joseph Okwudili Onyejekwe & Anor (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. The appellant, who was the plaintiff in the High Court of the Onitsha Judicial Division, on the 21st March, 1963, brought an action against the respondents. His Writ of Summons reads as follows: “(1) A declaration that the Plaintiff […]
Asuquo Etim & Anor V. The Queen (1964) LLJR-SC
Asuquo Etim & Anor V. The Queen (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN JSC The appellant were convicted in the High Court at Calabar on these three counts: Count 1: – Conspiracy to defraud, contrary to section 422 of the Criminal Code, in that Asuquo Etim and Olayinka Adesanya, on or about the 16th day […]
Samuel Adenle V. Micheal Oyegbade (1964) LLJR-SC
Samuel Adenle V. Micheal Oyegbade (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEOLA JSC This is an appeal against the dismissal of the plaintiff/appellant’s claim in the High Court of Ibadan in Western Nigeria. The writ originally was for declaration of title to land at Oshogbo, which the plaintiff claimed is stool land; £200 damages for trespass […]
Ozomagbo Ubagu & Ors V Chief Ozonechi Okachi & Ors (1964) LLJR-SC
Ozomagbo Ubagu & Ors V Chief Ozonechi Okachi & Ors (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT JSC It is further said that in any event, since the defendants were not sued as representatives of the whole of Awha people, the Judge was wrong in making an order against the whole of the Awha people. The […]