Engineer Bayo Akinterinwa & Anor V. Cornelius Oladunjoye (2000) LLJR-SC
Engineer Bayo Akinterinwa & Anor V. Cornelius Oladunjoye (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KATSINA-ALU, J.S.C. This is an appeal by the defendants from the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 10 December 1993; whereby the Court of Appeal confirmed with some amendment the decision of the trial Ondo State High Court dated 19 […]
Chief Omoniyi Fayehun & Ors Vs Chief R.a. Fadoju & Ors (2000) LLJR-SC
Chief Omoniyi Fayehun & Ors Vs Chief R.a. Fadoju & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M.E. OGUNDARE, JSC. After hearing learned counsel for the Appellants we found it unnecessary to call on the counsel for the Respondent to reply. We dismissed the appeal and affirmed the judgment of the court below with N10,000.00 […]
Lawani Alli & Anor Vs Alesinloye & Ors (2000) LLJR-SC
Lawani Alli & Anor Vs Alesinloye & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IGUH, J.S.C. By a writ of summons issued on the 11th day of December, 1987 in the Ibadan Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice, Oyo State, the plaintiffs, for themselves and on behalf of the Oroye family, instituted an […]
Anthony Ehidimhen Vs Ahmadu Musa & Anor (2000) LLJR-SC
Anthony Ehidimhen Vs Ahmadu Musa & Anor (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A. KALGO, J.S.C. This action was commenced in the High Court of Borno State. The writ of summons together with the statement of claim was served on the defendants now respondents after obtaining leave of the trial court for service on the […]
Sunday Ihuebeka Vs The State (2000) LLJR-SC
Sunday Ihuebeka Vs The State (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C. The appellant was convicted for murder and sentenced to death by Okungbowa, J on 14th January, 1991 at the High Court or the former Bendel State at Ekpoma. The offence was committed on 19th September, 1985 at Illeh-Ekpoma in the Ekpoma judicial […]
Gilbert T. Esanjumi Sagay V. Egberuo Ikpiri Sajere & Ors (2000) LLJR-SC
Gilbert T. Esanjumi Sagay V. Egberuo Ikpiri Sajere & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J.S.C. In the High Court of the Bendel State (as it then was) holden at Sapele (now in Delta State), the appellant, (the plaintiff’) on behalf of himself and the children of Joseph Esanjunmi Sagay. (“Joseph Sagay”) sued […]
Emmanuel Agbanelo Vs Union Bank Of Nigeria Ltd. (2000) LLJR-SC
Emmanuel Agbanelo Vs Union Bank Of Nigeria Ltd. (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal (Akintan, Nsofor and Ige, JJCA) dismissing the appellant’s appeal from a decision of the High Court of what was then known as Bendel State. The appellant Mr. […]
Oba Lawal Ifabiyi V Chief Solomon Adeniyi & 2 Ors (2000) LLJR-SC
Oba Lawal Ifabiyi V Chief Solomon Adeniyi & 2 Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONU, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division which on 30th April, 1992 unanimously reversed the decision of Orilonise, J. sitting at the High Court of Kwara State, Omuaran wherein the […]
The Secretary, Iwo Central L.G. & Ors. V. Taliatu Adio (2000) LLJR-SC
The Secretary, Iwo Central L.G. & Ors. V. Taliatu Adio (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE,J.S.C. The plaintiff (now respondent) had sued the defendants claiming, as per the writ of summons: ‘”(i) A declaration that the instrument dated the 28th day of July, 1981 in so far as it purports to include Tadese family […]
Alhaji Raimi Akanji Yusuf & Ors V. Alhaji Akindipe & Ors. (2000) LLJR-SC
Alhaji Raimi Akanji Yusuf & Ors V. Alhaji Akindipe & Ors. (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C In the High Court of Lagos State, the plaintiffs claimed from the defendants as follows: “the sum of N10,000.00 being general damages suffered by the plaintiffs and their members when the defendants, through their agents and/or […]