Chief Numogun Sam Adeyemi V. Emmanuel Opeyori (1976) LLJR-SC
Chief Numogun Sam Adeyemi V. Emmanuel Opeyori (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, JSC. This appeal is from the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal (Eso and Ogunkeye, JJ.A; Akinkugbe, J.A. dissenting) dismissing an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of the former Western State of Nigeria holden at Oshogbo whereby […]
Chief C.o. Benebo Omoni & Ors V. Chief Pennington D. Imona Biriyah & Ors (1976) LLJR-SC
Chief C.o. Benebo Omoni & Ors V. Chief Pennington D. Imona Biriyah & Ors (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC. This appeal is against the judgment of Allagoa, J., in suit PHC/118/72 delivered on 30/4/74 at the High Court of Rivers State sitting at Port Harcourt, in favour of the plaintiffs, who are the […]
Wilfred Okpaloka & Ors V. Ben Umeh & Anor (1976) LLJR-SC
Wilfred Okpaloka & Ors V. Ben Umeh & Anor (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, Ag. J.S.C. The plaintiffs/appellants instituted this action in the High Court of Justice of the East Central State holding at Awka claiming: 1. 2,000(pounds) special and general damages for trespass to their land known as Ofia Iyi Uga, whereof […]
Tunji Bowaje V. Moses Adediwura (1976) LLJR-SC
Tunji Bowaje V. Moses Adediwura (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report M. BELLO JSC SOWEMIMO, JSC This is an application by the appellant/plaintiff for an order for extension of time within which to formally file the notice and grounds of appeal against the decision of the Western State Court of Appeal, and for leave to argue […]
S.O. Ajanaku V. Commissioner Of Police (1976) LLJR-SC
S.O. Ajanaku V. Commissioner Of Police (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC. This matter came before us on a notice of application for leave to appeal to this court under Section 117(A)(4) of the Constitution (Amendment) Decree No. 42 of 1976 which came into effect on 1st October, 1976. This section applies because the […]
Peter Abu v. The State (1976) LLJR-SC
Peter Abu v. The State (1976) G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The Appellant was convicted of the offence of murder and sentenced to death by Inko-Tariah J on 27th June 1975, sitting at Court No. 2 at Port Harcourt in the Rivers State High Court. The Appellant has appealed to this Court against the conviction on […]
David Obue V. The State (1976) LLJR-SC
David Obue V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The appellant has appealed to this court from a judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal, Ibadan, which confirmed the conviction for murder and sentence of death passed on him, by the High Court of the Western State at Ado-Ekiti on […]
Messers Lewis & Peat (N.R.I.) Ltd V. A. E. Akhimien (1976) LLJR-SC
Messers Lewis & Peat (N.R.I.) Ltd V. A. E. Akhimien (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, AG. JSC. This appeal was allowed on the 17th May, 1976, for reasons which we now give. In the High Court of Bendel State holden at Ubiaja the appellants claimed from the respondent the sum of N1,637.31 as money […]
Isa Mamman & 3 Ors V. The State (1976) LLJR-SC
Isa Mamman & 3 Ors V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report D. A. R. ALEXANDER, CJN. 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 […]
Godpower Nkeweke & Anor V. Nigerian Agip Oil Co. Ltd (1976) LLJR-SC
Godpower Nkeweke & Anor V. Nigerian Agip Oil Co. Ltd (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IRIKEFE, JSC. The appellants were the plaintiffs in a suit before the Port-Harcourt Judicial Division of the High Court of the Rivers State in which they claimed as follows: “The plaintiffs claim from the defendants the sum of £233,828 (two […]