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Emmanuel Osaheni Egharevba V. Mrs. Comfort Oruonghae (2001) LLJR-CA

Emmanuel Osaheni Egharevba V. Mrs. Comfort Oruonghae (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IBIYEYE, J.C.A.  This appeal is sequel to the judgment of Nwulu, J. of the Ogwashi-Uku Judicial Division of the Delta State High Court of Justice delivered on 27th March, 1998 in Suit No. S89/93. The respondent, as plaintiff, sued the appellant, as defendant, […]

Edward Ojukwu & Ors V. The State (2001) LLJR-CA

Edward Ojukwu & Ors V. The State (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PATS-ACHOLONU, J.C.A.  The appellants along with 3 others were hitherto charged and tried for armed robbery said to have been committed in the night of 29th August, 1980 at Ogbaku in Owerri. At the end of the trial, 3 of the 6 accused […]

Santos M. Batalha V. West Construction Company Limited (2001) LLJR-CA

Santos M. Batalha V. West Construction Company Limited (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NIKI TOBI, J.C.A.  The appellant is a Portuguese. By letter, dated 4th July, 1992, he was appointed as a Project Engineer, at the West Construction Company Limited, the respondent. It has its registered office at No. 47 Siluko Road, Benin City. The […]

Alexander Madiebo & Ors V. Godwin Nwachukwu Nwankwo (2001) LLJR-CA

Alexander Madiebo & Ors V. Godwin Nwachukwu Nwankwo (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report GALADIMA, J.C.A. This is an interlocutory appeal, against the ruling of the High Court of Lagos in suit No. ID/57M/97, presided over by Adeyinka, J., delivered on the 5th day of December, 1997. The facts of this case are rather straight forward. […]

Uchenna Nwachukwu & Anor V. The State (2001) LLJR-CA

Uchenna Nwachukwu & Anor V. The State (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IKONGBEH, J.C.A. Each of the two appellants, was convicted on the 21st day of July, 1995, of the murder of one, Benjamin Iheama, hereinafter called deceased, contrary to section 319(1) of Criminal Code, by the Owerri High Court, and sentenced to death by […]

Igwe Josiah Agu & Ors. V. Ozo I. O. U. Anyalogu & Ors. (2001) LLJR-CA

Igwe Josiah Agu & Ors. V. Ozo I. O. U. Anyalogu & Ors. (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FABIYI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the ruling, handed out by Ugwu, J., as he then was, sitting at Enugu High Court, on 16th April, 1997. It is apt to state briefly, the background facts leading […]

Alhaji Ado Ibrahim & Company Ltd & Anor V. Eldestein (Nigeria) Ltd (2001) LLJR-CA

Alhaji Ado Ibrahim & Company Ltd & Anor V. Eldestein (Nigeria) Ltd (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. BA’ABA, J. C. A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Edo State High Court, sitting in Auchi Judicial Division, delivered on the 12/10/94. The action was founded on trespass of a piece or parcel of […]