Rex V. Egbe Iboko Alo (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Egbe Iboko Alo (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Murder contra seption 319—FightL—Misdirection as to duel— Appeal ftrenVerdict pf manslaughter substituted. There was a challenge to fight which was accepted by the appellant who Court. struck the first blow and killed the deceased. Held: That the essence of […]
Rex V. Dick Ogiiulu Opia (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Dick Ogiiulu Opia (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal late—Section 29 of the Poisons and Pharmacy °refinance No. 42 of 1936—” Intention to sell ” contrary to section 14— Illegal purpose—Absurdity and injustice resulting from strict grammatical interpretation of Ordinance. Held: That the words ” for any […]
Rex V. Corporal Kamara & Ors (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Corporal Kamara & Ors (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal la w—4’onspitacy and Malicious Damage Act 1861—Aal fromMisdirection—Consecutive sentences on three counts relating convippection byto one act or series of acts. Facts The seven appellants were chargtd on an information containing three founts, one of conspiracy to […]
Rex V. Barnabas Mbu (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Barnabas Mbu (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Official corruption and extortion by public officers contra sections 98 and 99 of Criminal Code—Person employed in public service—section 3 (1) (a) and (b) of Native Authority Ordinance No 43 of 1933. Facts An employee of Bamenda Native Administration […]
Rex V. Azusa Akpunonu & Anor (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Azusa Akpunonu & Anor (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Murder—Child buried alive by its father—Mother Appeal from present when crime committed—No evidence that mother aided, High Court. abetted, counselled or procured father to commit the act. Facts The appellants were the ‘father and mother respectively, of […]
Rex V. Augustine Ume & Ors (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Augustine Ume & Ors (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law—Stealing contra. section 390 of Criminal Code—Statements made to police by 1st and 2nd accused implicated 3rd accused in the crime-1st and 2nd accused gave evidence in witness box, and said they wished to adopt these statements […]
Rex V. Amusa Adigun (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Amusa Adigun (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Shopbreaking and stealing—Separate sentences. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment hard labour on a charge of shopbreaking and two years’ imprisonment hard labour on a charge of stealing, concurrently, the charges being combined in one […]
Rex V. Abu Du Adenjimah & Anor (1942) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Abu Du Adenjimah & Anor (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal law—Identification of prisoners—Failure of prosecution to call material witness. Facts The appellants were charged with falsely pretending. to be public officers and stealing from a dwelling house. Photographs of the appellants were shown to a witness […]
Probate Registrar V. Maurice Elliott & Ors (1942) LJR-WACA
Probate Registrar V. Maurice Elliott & Ors (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Case Stated—Letters of administration—Fee to be charged by Probate Registrar when personal estate alone discharges deceased’s liabilities—Effect of section 36 of Marriage Ordinance. Facts Daniel Maurice Elliot contracted a marriage under the Marriage Ordinance (Chapter 68). He […]
Oyeyemi Odejoke & Ors V. John Holt & Co., LTD & Anor (1942) LJR-WACA
Oyeyemi Odejoke & Ors V. John Holt & Co., LTD & Anor (1942) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Appeal from Magistrate’s Court–Clain to set aside sale of house property at Ibadan made under authority of Writ of Court—Sale set aside—Appeal to High Court—Appeal allowed—Judgment of non-suit entered—From. that derision plaintiff.• […]