Nigerian Railway Corporation V. Dr. Babatunde Odemuyiwa (1974) LLJR-SC
Nigerian Railway Corporation V. Dr. Babatunde Odemuyiwa (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. In Suit No.LD/475/70, tried in the High Court of Lagos State, George, J. gave judgment in favour of the plaintiff whose claims against the defendant were as follows: “1. Declaration: (a) That the act of the defendant in suspending plaintiff […]
Aderele Adejumo & Anor . v. Colonel Mobolaji Johnson (1974) LLJR-SC
Aderele Adejumo & Anor . v. Colonel Mobolaji Johnson (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C In this appeal the appellants have sought to limit the area and extent of the provisions of Decree No. 28 of 1970 titled “Federal Military Government (Competency and Enforcement of Powers) Decree 1970.” The details about the […]
Josiah Aghenhen v. Chief Maduka Waghoreghor & Ors (1974) LLJR-SC
Josiah Aghenhen v. Chief Maduka Waghoreghor & Ors (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of Ogbobine, J., in Suit No. UHC/42/69 delivered in the Ughelli High Court on 29 May, 1970, wherein he found for the plaintiffs as per their writ which was endorsed as […]
Oguchi Onea & Ors V. Nwaeke Egbeichi & Ors (1974) LLJR-SC
Oguchi Onea & Ors V. Nwaeke Egbeichi & Ors (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC. This is an appeal against the ruling of the learned trial Judge, Nwokedi J., at the Okigwe High Court in the East Central State, in Suit No. HU/19/71. The learned Judge refused to grant an interlocutory injunction against the […]
Head of Federal Military Government V. The Public Service Commission of Mid-West State & Anor (1974) LLJR-SC
Head of Federal Military Government V. The Public Service Commission of Mid-West State & Anor (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. This appeal is sequel to proceedings instituted in the High Court, Benin City, Mid-Western State of Nigeria, whereby the present respondent, Maclean Okoro Kubeinje, who was at all material times […]
Alfred Onyemena & Anor V. The State (1974) LLJR-SC
Alfred Onyemena & Anor V. The State (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The appellants were convicted on the 22nd of December 1971, on a charge of murder after a trial by jury and sentenced to death by Kazeem, J., at the High Court, Ikeja, in the Lagos State. Their appeal against conviction […]
Colonel Olu Rotimi & Ors. v. Mrs. F. O. MacGregor (1974) LLJR-SC
Colonel Olu Rotimi & Ors. v. Mrs. F. O. MacGregor (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. The present appellants were the defendants in an action instituted against them by the respondent, Mrs. E.O. MacGregor, as plaintiff, in the High Court of Lagos State. The writ in the action was endorsed for […]
Lasisi Adeoye Adelebare V. Niger Motors Ltd (1974) LLJR-SC
Lasisi Adeoye Adelebare V. Niger Motors Ltd (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. In Suit No. LD/83/69 delivered at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos State, on July 5, 1971, Dosunmu, J., dismissed the action brought against the defendant claiming the sum of 6,211 Pounds being special and general damages for the alleged unlawful […]
J. C. Nzelu V. African Continental Bank Ltd. & Ors (1974) LLJR-SC
J. C. Nzelu V. African Continental Bank Ltd. & Ors (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. In this appeal,another unsavoury aspect of the Nigerian civil war is revealed in which resort is made to the court seeking for a relief against one of its unfortunate consequences. The court may appear helpless when in […]
In Re: Quo Vadis Hotels and Restaurants Ltd. v. In Re: Commissioner of Lands, Chief F. Edo-Osagie (1974) LLJR-SC
In Re: Quo Vadis Hotels and Restaurants Ltd. v. In Re: Commissioner of Lands, Chief F. Edo-Osagie (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. After listening to argument from both parties in this matter, we have come to the conclusion that the failure of the arbitrator to conclude the present proceedings in […]