Sam Aigbe & Anor V. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

Sam Aigbe & Anor V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, JSC  The appellants were jointly arraigned with one Lt. K.O. Osumah in the High Court of Mid-Western State (now Bendel State), Benin Judicial Division, before Ighodaro, J. During the trial Lt. Osumah was convicted of armed robbery by the Kwara State Robbery […]

Sunday Piaro V. Chief Wopnu Tenalo & Anor (1976) LLJR-SC

Sunday Piaro V. Chief Wopnu Tenalo & Anor (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, AG. JSC In the High Court of the Rivers State at Port Harcourt, the plaintiffs/respondents claimed by their Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim: (1) Declaration of title to that piece or parcel of land known as Kporo situate in […]

Clement Nwanchi V. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

Clement Nwanchi V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, AG. JSC.  We dismissed this appeal on the 24th day of June, 1976, without calling on the respondent’s counsel to reply to the submissions made to us by the learned counsel for the appellant and we now give our reasons.   The appellant was […]

James Obi Achabua V. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

James Obi Achabua V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, AG. J.S.C. We dismissed this appeal on the 9th day of December, 1976 and now, as notified by us, give our reasons. The appellant was in Charge No. HJ/13C/74 tried for the offence of murder contrary to section 319 of the Criminal Code […]

Niger Insurance Co. Ltd V. Abed Brothers Limited & Anor (1976) LLJR-SC

Niger Insurance Co. Ltd V. Abed Brothers Limited & Anor (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, JSC  The appellant is an insurance company and was the insurer of a motor vehicle, No. KN 452, acquired by the respondent in September 1967 under a hire-purchase agreement. The insurance agreement between the appellant and the respondent was […]

Charles Ekpo & anor. v. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

Charles Ekpo & anor. v. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. MADARIKAN, J.S.C. We now give our reasons for allowing this appeal on the 2nd of April, 1976.The Appellants stood trial in the High Court, Calabar, on a charge of rape contrary to section 358 of the Criminal Code cap. 30 Vol.2 of […]

Chief B.A.M.E. Awani & Ors V. Erejuwa Ii The Olu Of Warri (1976) LLJR-SC

Chief B.A.M.E. Awani & Ors V. Erejuwa Ii The Olu Of Warri (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ALEXANDER, CJN.  The appellants in this appeal (hereinafter referred to as “the applicants/appellants”) had applied in the High Court of the former Midwestern State (now Bendel State) of Nigeria at Warri Judicial Division for an order allowing them […]

Lion Buildings Limited V. M. M. Shadipe (1976) LLJR-SC

Lion Buildings Limited V. M. M. Shadipe (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, JSC In their writ filed in the Ikeja Judicial Division of the High Court of Lagos State, in suit No. IK/102/69, the plaintiffs, Lion Buildings Limited, a Limited Liability Company, claimed against the defendant therein, M.M. Shadipe, the following: (1) A […]

Onwemwuno Ako V. Peter Ejekwemu (1976) LLJR-SC

Onwemwuno Ako V. Peter Ejekwemu (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, J.S.C.  The case resulting in this appeal has a protracted history. It was started in 1962 in the former Native Court of the Atta Igala where the present respondent, as plaintiff, sued the present appellant, as defendant, and claimed a declaration of title to […]

Chief J.J. Enwezor V. Central Bank Of Nigeria (1976) LLJR-SC

Chief J.J. Enwezor V. Central Bank Of Nigeria (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, JSC.  The appellant was the plaintiff, and the respondent the defendant, in an action (Suit No. LD/836/1971) in which the writ was endorsed as follows:- “The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant is for the sum of £26,659 being money paid by […]