A. U. Amadi Vs Thomas Aplin & Co. Ltd (1972) LLJR-SC

A. U. Amadi Vs Thomas Aplin & Co. Ltd (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDOMA, J.S.C. This appeal raises two points of considerable importance one of practice and procedure and the other of the construction of a written contract. The appeal is brought by the plaintiff in suit No. P/99/63 and defendant in suit No. […]

Alfred Asagba & Anor Vs Onowha Ogaje & Anor (1972) LLJR-SC

Alfred Asagba & Anor Vs Onowha Ogaje & Anor (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC  The title of this case in the High Court in respect of defendants requires some explanations. On reading the pleadings, as the learned trial Judge pointed out in his judgment, the two named defendants were sued in different capacities […]

Alhaji G. Salimonu & Anor.v. The State (1972) LLJR-SC

Alhaji G. Salimonu & Anor.v. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. The appellants were charged and tried in the High Court of Lagos State by Odesanya, J., and a twelve -man jury for the murder of one Tajudeen Aremu at Olojowon Street, Badiya, Ijora, on or about the 15th day of December, […]

James Fakorede & Ors V. Attorney-general Western State (1972) LLJR-SC

James Fakorede & Ors V. Attorney-general Western State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, J.S.C.  This is an appeal against the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal dismissing an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Ibadan, (Ayoola, J.) and affirming the said judgment. The appeal arose out of Suit No. […]

Gabriel Fashoyin Oyedele V. Sanni Ayinla & Ors. (1972) LLJR-SC

Gabriel Fashoyin Oyedele V. Sanni Ayinla & Ors. (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N.  This is an appeal from the judgment of Taylor C.J. in appeal No. LD/71A/68 delivered in the Lagos High Court on 10th March, 1969, by which he confirmed the judgment of the Registrar of Titles dismissing the application […]

Nurudeen Adio Olufunmishe V. T. E. G. Labinjo & Ors (1972) LLJR-SC

Nurudeen Adio Olufunmishe V. T. E. G. Labinjo & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report defendants claiming: “an order rectifying the Register of Titles by expunging therefrom the name of the 4th defendant as registered proprietor of No. 20 Glover Street, Lagos, under Title No. LO 1004 and L0 03659 and substituting the names of […]

Richard Obiekezie & Ors. V.thomas Nweke & Ors. (1972) LLJR-SC

Richard Obiekezie & Ors. V.thomas Nweke & Ors. (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. From the pleadings of the parties it is manifest that the land in dispute called by the plaintiffs “Ezeanum” (see their plan No. MEC/274A/62- Exhibit “C”) and by the defendants “Agwu-Ogwugwu-Ede” (see their plan No. SE45A/60/63 – […]

Madam C. S. T. Kodesoh Vs Madam Ayinke Aro (1972) LLJR-SC

Madam C. S. T. Kodesoh Vs Madam Ayinke Aro (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC. The appellant was the defendant and the respondent the plaintiff in an action instituted by the plaintiff in the High Court, Ikeja, Lagos State and in which the writ was endorsed for the following claims:- “(a) Possession of all […]

Okwo Ejiofor Vs Eze Onyekwe (1972) LLJR-SC

Okwo Ejiofor Vs Eze Onyekwe (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. The present appellant as the plaintiff had instituted an action against the respondents as defendants in the High Court, Agbor, Mid-Western State, claiming against them as follows:- “a declaration that the parcel of land shown and edged in PINK in […]

Molo Hu V. The State (1972) LLJR-SC

Molo Hu V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, J.S.C.  On 26th May, 1972, we dismissed this appeal for the reasons which we now give. The appellants, Molo Hu and Ba Hune, were convicted in the High Court of the North-Eastern State, holden at Maiduguri, of culpable homicide punishable with death under […]