Evarist Ugoji V. Theophilus Uzoukwu (1972) LLJR-SC

Evarist Ugoji V. Theophilus Uzoukwu (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. In suit No. 0/67/63 in the Onitsha High Court, the plaintiff (now respondent) on 25th May, 1963, took out a writ of summons against the defendant (now appellant) in which he, claimed: “(i) an account of all monies paid and received on all […]

Mba Nta & Ors. V. Ede Nwede Anigbo & Anor.(1972) LLJR-SC

Mba Nta & Ors. V. Ede Nwede Anigbo & Anor.(1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C.  The respondents were the plaintiffs in an action tried in the High Court, Enugu (W. J. Palmer J.) in which their claim as set out in the amended statement of claim reads as follows:- “Wherefore the […]

Alhaji Audu Bida Vs Commissioner Of Revenue (1972) LLJR-SC

Alhaji Audu Bida Vs Commissioner Of Revenue (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C.  In Suit NCH/26/70 in the Kaduna High Court the plaintiff’s claim as formulated in the writ was for arrears of income tax due from the defendant in the sum of 24,317 15/-(pounds), and paragraph 2 to 5 of the statement of […]

Esievure Ebigide Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC

Esievure Ebigide Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC.  When we dismissed this appeal at the hearing on 6th January, 1972, we indicated that we would later give our reasons for doing so. We now give these reasons. The appellant was charged in the High Court, Ughelli, in the Mid-Western State, […]

Sambo Kumbul Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC

Sambo Kumbul Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS. CJN  On October, 13, 1971, at the Bauchi Judicial Division, the accused was charged with culpable homicide punishable with death in that on or about March 21, 1971, at Bauchi, he set Macindo on fire with knowledge that death would be the probable consequence […]

Fasasi Adesina v. The Federal Public Trustee & Ors (1972) LLJR-SC

Fasasi Adesina v. The Federal Public Trustee & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report C. O. MADARIKAN, J.S.C The present respondents were the plaintiffs in an action instituted by them in the High Court of Lagos (Suit No. LD/494/68) against the appellant as defendant and in which their claims as endorsed on the writ were […]

Eyang Edim Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC

Eyang Edim Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N On March 22, 1972, we dismissed the appeal brought by Eyang Edim against his conviction for murder by Bassey, J., on July 12, 1971, in the High Court at Calabar in Charge No. C/6C/71. We now give our reasons for so doing. In […]

Salami Olufodun & Ors. V. Timothy Toye & Ors. (1972) LLJR-SC

Salami Olufodun & Ors. V. Timothy Toye & Ors. (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal in suit No. CAW/45/70 delivered on 21st May, 1970, in which an order made by Abina J., at the Ijebu-Ode High Court committing […]

Oso Aya (alias Oso Effiong) & Anor v. Emmanuel Daniel Henshaw & Anor (1972) LLJR-SC

Oso Aya (alias Oso Effiong) & Anor v. Emmanuel Daniel Henshaw & Anor (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report Parties AND SIR I. LEWIS, J.S.C.  The plaintiffs claimed 200pounds damages for trespass together with an injunction to restrain the defendants from further acts of trespass on the plaintiffs’ land in Plaint: MU/62/58 in the Chief Magistrate’s […]

Michael Ogo Ibeziako V. Nwagbogu & Anor (1972) LLJR-SC

Michael Ogo Ibeziako V. Nwagbogu & Anor (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C.  The proceedings herein originated in the Onitsha Native Court as Suit No. 649/55 in which the present respondents, as plaintiffs, had sued the present appellant as defendant for:- “1. Declaration of title to the piece or parcel of […]