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Day: 23 February 2023

John Nwachukwu & Anor V. Micheal Abara & Ors. (1976) LLJR-SC

John Nwachukwu & Anor V. Micheal Abara & Ors. (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C.  This appeal is against the judgment of Ikpeazu, J., delivered on 14th November, 1973, at the High Court of the East, Central State sitting at Owerri in suits HOW/25/72 & HOW/24/73, which were consolidated and tried together.  The claims […]

Chief Ojah Ojah & Ors v. Chief Eyo Ogboin & Ors. (1976) LLJR-SC

Chief Ojah Ojah & Ors v. Chief Eyo Ogboin & Ors. (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. MADARIKAN, J.S.C. In Suit No. C/84/73, the plaintiffs took out a Writ of Summons endorsed as follows: “Plaintiffs’ claims against the defendants, jointly and severally, are as follows: (1) A declaration that the plaintiffs are lessors of about […]

Onu Okafor v. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

Onu Okafor v. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C. The Appellant was on the 26th day of May, 1975, convicted for Murder and sentenced to death by the High Court of Anambra State (then East Central State) sitting at Abakaliki. This appeal is from the said judgement. The Information in this case […]

Musa Sokoto v. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

Musa Sokoto v. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NASIR, J.S.C.  The Appellant was tried by Bakare J. with a jury for the offence of murder of one Audu Kano.  He was duly convicted and sentenced to death.  He appealed to this court.  On the 5th of February, 1976 we heard and dismissed the appeal.  We now give […]

B.A. Wahabi v. Wilfred Omonuwa (1976) LLJR-SC

B.A. Wahabi v. Wilfred Omonuwa (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C. The question in this appeal is whether the damages awarded by the trial court in favour of the respondent should be set aside. In the High Court at Benin, the respondent claimed from the appellant 2000pounds “as special and general damages” for breach […]

Chief A.N Onyiuke iii v. G.E. Okeke (1976) LLJR-SC

Chief A.N Onyiuke iii v. G.E. Okeke (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report D. A. R. ALEXANDER, C.J.N. The appellant was the plaintiff and the respondent the defendant in Suit No. 0/15/1972 in which the plaintiff claimed from the defendant- “the sum of one thousand six hundred and fifty pounds (1 ,650) being the value of […]

Barclays Bank of Nigeria Ltd v. Central Bank of Nigeria (1976) LLJR-SC

Barclays Bank of Nigeria Ltd v. Central Bank of Nigeria (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  By an originating summons issued in the Federal Revenue Court sitting in Lagos, the Plaintiffs, now Appellants Whether or not the right of the Plaintiffs to be reimbursed for payments made by its branches in London and New […]

Isa Mamman & Ors V. The State (1976)

Isa Mamman & Ors V. The State LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. R. Alexander, C.J.N. The four above-named appellants were tried in the High Court of the former North-Western State holden at Sokoto before Uthman Mohammed, Acting Judge, on a charge of culpable homicide punishable with death under Section 221(b) of the Penal Code. The […]

Abimbola Sanyaolu v. The State (1976) LLJR-SC

Abimbola Sanyaolu v. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. The Accused, now Appellant, was originally charged in the High Court of Kano State sitting at Kano with culpable homicide not punishable with death. After considering the evidence adduced by the Prosecution and the defence put forward by the Accused, the learned trial […]