Solomon Jonah V. Kojo Owu (1937) LJR-WACA
Solomon Jonah V. Kojo Owu (1937) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Facts Claim for ” the sum of £25 damages from the defendant to show cause judgment ofwhy if the plaintiff promised to show him boundary of land of forest on his the Court ofown wish and has not got […]
Samuel Nunoo In re Rex V. Jonathan Ade Olujomoye & Anor (1936) LJR-WACA
Samuel Nunoo In re Rex V. Jonathan Ade Olujomoye & Anor (1936) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Summary conviction for perjury under section 139 of Criminal Pro-Divisionalcedure Code—Defendant must be made aware of pith of the chargeCourt.against him—No necessity for recalling witnesses or formulating charge—Proceedings essentially summary. Held : Appeal […]
Augustina Mamuna Ruttmern & Ors V. Emmanuel Candinho Ruttmern (1937) LJR-WACA
Augustina Mamuna Ruttmern & Ors V. Emmanuel Candinho Ruttmern (1937) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Claim for a declaration that certain land is family land, and that plaintiffs are entitled to share the rents, and for an account—Question of marriage of plaintiff’s grandmother to common ancestor—Finding of marriage according to […]
Rex V. Samuel Abengowe (1936) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Samuel Abengowe (1936) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Manslaughter—Injection by unqualified person—Cause of death—Analyst’s report wrongly excluded—Duty of prosecution to specify precise negligence relied upon. Held : Not sufficient evidence to show that death was caused or accelerated by unlawful act of accused, and appeal allowed. The facts […]
Rex V. Peter Mba (1937) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Peter Mba (1937) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Charge of publication of defamatory matter knowing it to be false under section 375 of the Criminal Code—No finding by trial Judge that accused knew suck matter to be false—Question of et substitution of verdict by Appeal Court under section […]
Rex V. Peter Kalle (1937) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Peter Kalle (1937) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Fraudulent false accounting and stealing contrary to sections 438 (a), (b) and 390 (6) of the Criminal Code—Duplicity of counts—Proviso to section 10 (1) of Ordinance 47 of 1933. Held : Court will not interfere where there is no substantial […]
Rex V. Onasimus Offiong (1936) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Onasimus Offiong (1936) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Charge of attempted rape contra section 359 Criminal Code—Accused Appeal acquitted of that offence but convicted of indecent assault contra against Con-viction bysection 860 Criminal Code, section 58 (1) of the Criminal Procedure High Court Ordinance being invoked to justify […]
Rex V. J. A. Onabanjo (1936) LJR-WACA
Rex V. J. A Onabanjo (1936) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Skaling—Admissibility of Statement signed by accused—Stage of trial at which same should be received or rejected. Held : Ruling should be given when statement tendered. Irregularity not prejudicing accused, insufficient ground for quashing conviction. The facts are sufficiently set […]
Rex V. Okereke of Aliade & Anor (1936) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Okereke of Aliade & Anor (1936) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Appeal against sentences—Sentences enhanced. There is no necessity to set out the facts of this case.High court. Appellants in person. A. R. W. Sayle for Crown. The following joint judgment was delivered :- KINGDON, C.J., NIGERIA, BUTLER […]
Rex V. Ogugua Onuoha (1936) LJR-WACA
Rex V. Ogugua Onuoha (1936) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Convictions for preparation for coining contra section 148 (2) and 148 (3) (c) Criminal Code—Section 10 (1) of the West African Court of Appeal Ordinance, 1933, considered and applied. Held : Convictions cannot be supported having regard to the evidence […]