Omeazu Chukwura v. A. J. Ofochebe (1972) LLJR-SC
Omeazu Chukwura v. A. J. Ofochebe (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C. The present appellant, Omeazu Chukwura, was the defendant before the High Court, Onitsha (East-Central State) in an action instituted against him “for himself and on behalf of the people of Akpom Umudioka” by A. L. Ofochebe, who is the present […]
Chiduve Onwube & Ors V. Udegbunba Nduba (1972) LLJR-SC
Chiduve Onwube & Ors V. Udegbunba Nduba (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report Parties AND UDEGBUNBA NDUBA – Respondent(s) G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. This case easily resolves itself on the facts. The findings of the learned trial judge who saw and heard the witnesses are amply supported by the evidence which he had accepted. Before […]
Mandilas & Karaberis Ltd Vs J. O. Oridota (1972) LLJR-SC
Mandilas & Karaberis Ltd Vs J. O. Oridota (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. The short point in this appeal is whether the learned trial Judge was right in entering a non-suit instead of dismissing the plaintiff’s claim. In Suit LD/414/68 in the Lagos High Court the plaintiff’s writ read:- “The plaintiff is the […]
Okoye Oyidiobu Vs Sarah Okechukwu (1972) LLJR-SC
Okoye Oyidiobu Vs Sarah Okechukwu (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of H U. Kaine, J., at the High Court, Onitsha, delivered on May 11, 1964, in which the plaintiff’s claim was for the sum of 100pounds being damages caused by the defendant by obstructing the […]
P. C. Amobi V. Texaco Africa Ltd (1972) LLJR-SC
P. C. Amobi V. Texaco Africa Ltd (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report Coker, JSC. The facts found by the learned trial Judge are fully supported by the evidence before him, and on that evidence, it would have been surprising if he had found any contract as having existed between the appellant and the respondent. We […]
Asuquo Ana Inyang Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Asuquo Ana Inyang Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The appeal in this case turns on whether the defence of insanity was established at the trial. The appellant was convicted of the murder of one Kokoma Ebiemi on the 4th September, 1970 and sentenced to death by Koofrey, J., on […]
S. O. N. Okafor & Sons Ltd Vs Nigeria Housing Dev Society Ltd. & Anor (1972) LLJR-SC
S. O. N. Okafor & Sons Ltd Vs Nigeria Housing Dev Society Ltd. & Anor (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report Parties APPELLANTS – S. O. N. OKAFOR & SONS LTD RESPONDENTS NIGERIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY LIMITED R. E. AGUNWAH LEWIS, JSC. In Suit 0/136/63 in the Onitsha High Court it was given in evidence that […]
P. C. Amobi Vs Texaco Africa Ltd (1972) LLJR-SC
P. C. Amobi Vs Texaco Africa Ltd (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC The facts found by the learned trial Judge are fully supported by the evidence before him, and on that evidence, it would have been surprising if he had found any contract as having existed between the appellant and the respondent. We […]
Ebue Akwo Vs The State (1972) LLJR-SC
Ebue Akwo Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC We dismissed this appeal at the hearing on the 29th November, 1971 and now give our reasons for doing so. The appellant was charged with the murder on the 9th March, 1970, of one Cecilia Elias at Araru village in Obudu in the […]
International Humanitarian Law (IHL Framework, Principles, Rules etc.) – Deborah Ali
International Humanitarian Law INTRODUCTION The history of International Humanitarian Law (hereinafter referred to as “IHL”), dates back to the year 1859, specifically the 24th of June with the headline, “The Battle of Solferino”. On that day to be remembered forever, the bloody struggle for Italian unification came to an end when the armies of France […]