Mohammed W. Al-Dungus v. The State (1973) LLJR-SC
Mohammed W. Al-Dungus v. The State (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. On the 9th day of September, 1971 at the Bornu Upper Area Court No.2, the appellant was convicted of the offence of receiving thirteen heads of stolen cattle knowing them to have been stolen. His appeal to the Maiduguri High Court against […]
Oladunni Akerele Vs Jimoh Alapata (1973) LLJR-SC
Oladunni Akerele Vs Jimoh Alapata (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC. This case originated in the Upper Area Court at Lokoja in the Kwara State. In that court, the plaintiff claimed from the present defendant/appellant and another defendant, jointly and severally, the sum of £932:16/- as money received from the plaintiff by the defendants […]
J. O. Amawo & Anor Vs Attorney-general North Central State & 2 Ors (1973) LLJR-SC
J. O. Amawo & Anor Vs Attorney-general North Central State & 2 Ors (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC. This appeal is against the ruling of Bello S.P.J. (High Court, Kaduna, North-Central State) in Suit No. NCH/3111972 by which the plaintiffs’ claim against the present 3rd defendant, Alhaji Tijani Hashim, was dismissed with costs. […]
S.C.O.A.(Motors) Onitsha & Anor v. Chinwuba Abumchukwu (1973) LLJR-SC
S.C.O.A.(Motors) Onitsha & Anor v. Chinwuba Abumchukwu (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N. In Suit No. O/162/1967 Egbuna, J., in the High Court, Onitsha, delivered judgment dated 10th January, 1972 in favour of the plaintiff.(herein respondent) against both defendants (herein appellants) in the total sum of 4,300 pounds made up as follows: […]
Diab Nasr & Anor V. Antoine Rossek (1973) LLJR-SC
Diab Nasr & Anor V. Antoine Rossek (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. The plaintiff, a general merchant and hotelier, is the brother-in-law of Diab Nasr,the 1st defendant who is married to his sister. The second defendant is a nephew of the 1st defendant and was at all material times an employee of the […]
Mohamoud J. Lababedi Vs Lagos Metal Industries (Nig.) Ltd (1973) LLJR-SC
Mohamoud J. Lababedi Vs Lagos Metal Industries (Nig.) Ltd (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, CJN. In Suit No. LD/217/69 in the Lagos High Court, judgment was given by Sowemimo, J., against the defendants, who are appellants in the present appeal. The present respondents as the plaintiffs had instituted the action against the appellants claiming […]
Marke Okwe V. Sgt. Major Usman Doba & Ors (1973) LLJR-SC
Marke Okwe V. Sgt. Major Usman Doba & Ors (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C The appellant contends before us that he had sued the respondents for false imprisonment, house breaking, trespass and conversion. Apart from the issue of housebreaking which was not canvassed at the High Court (and in any case […]
Mohamoud J. Lababedi v. Lagos Metal Industries (Nig) Ltd & Anor (1973) LLJR-SC
Mohamoud J. Lababedi v. Lagos Metal Industries (Nig) Ltd & Anor (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N. In Suit No. LD/217/69 in the Lagos High Court, judgment was given by Sowemimo, J., against the defendants, who are appellants in the present appeal. The present respondents as the plaintiffs had instituted the action […]
Kalu Njoku & Ors V Ukwu Eme & Ors (1973) LLJR-SC
Kalu Njoku & Ors V Ukwu Eme & Ors LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DAN IBEKWE, AG. J.S.C This is an appeal against the judgment of Allagoa, J., in Suit No. HU/96/61 delivered on 30th November, 1966 at the Umuahia High Court, dismissing the claims of the plaintiffs, herein appellants. The writ of summons is endorsed […]
Christopher Anyaegbunam Vs Catherine Anyaegbunam (1973) LLJR-SC
Christopher Anyaegbunam Vs Catherine Anyaegbunam (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. In her amended petition dated 23rd day of December, 1971 the petitioner, now respondent, in suit No. E/16D171 brought in the Enugu High Court, prayed that she should be judicially separated from the respondent, now appellant. She also asked the court to […]