Nteogwuile V Otuo (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGWUEGBU, J.S.C.  The plaintiff, now respondent originally sued one defendant-Chief Brown Brown, claiming a declaration that the Okan-Ama Stool is the paramount chieftaincy stool of Unyeada town, that the plaintiff is the present incumbent on the said Stool, a declaration that the defendant’s forcible installation of…

Charles Igunbor Vs Olabisi Afolabi (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. The application of the appellants by motion to the trial Judge to join as Co-Administrators in an application for letters of administration to the Estate of late P. A. Igunbor is the genesis of this appeal. The crux of this appeal is…

Chief Ohwovwioghor Ikine V Chief Olori Edjerode (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A.O. EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. This appeal emanated from the Court of Appeal (Benin Division) where the appeal of the Respondents was upheld. This was as a result of the appeal of the Respondents to that Court against the decision of the High Court…

Samson Emeka Vs The State (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report BELGORE, J.S.C.  The appellant, Samson Emeka, also known as Samson Madu Emeka, was arraigned before Oyetunde J, in the High Court of Plateau State, sitting at Jos for culpable homicide punishable with death under S. 221 of Penal Code. He was jointly charged with…

Ikeni V Chief William Akuma Efamo (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AYOOLA, J.S.C.  This appeal arose from the decision of the High Court of the Rivers State (Ndu, J) by which judgment was entered for the present respondents (then and now referred to as “the plaintiffs”) against the present appellants (then and now referred…

Bank Of The North Ltd. V Bala Yau (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. ACHIKE, JSC.  The plaintiff/appellant, a banker claimed against the defendant/respondent in Maiduguri High Court the sum of N494,593.39 being the debit balance as at 28/2/87 in the respondent’s account with the appellant bank plus 13% per annum compound interest on…

Chief Salami Olatunde & Anor V. Salami Afolabi Abidogun & Anor (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. This is a further appeal to this court from the judgment of the court below. The appellants’ appeal to that court having been dismissed by the court below. In suit No. HOG/51/89, the appellants who were…

Thomas Chukwuma Makwe V Chief Obanua Nwukor (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report I. IGUH, JSC. The proceeding leading to this appeal was first initiated on the 18th day of March, 1988 in the High Court of Justice of the former Bendel State of Nigeria, holden at Asaba. In that court, the plaintiff’s claims, as…

P.N. Udoh Trading Company Ltd V Sunday Abere & Anor (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KALGO, J.S.C.  The appellant who was the plaintiff at the trial court (Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt) claimed against the respondents jointly and severally the following reliefs: Pleadings were ordered, filed and exchanged between the parties. Parties then…

G And C Lines V Hengrace Nigeria Ltd (2001) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. A. BELGORE J.S.C.  This appeal has great merit. The Lagos High Court has no jurisdiction in Admiralty Matters and Court of Appeal said so clearly in setting aside the Ruling of Lagos High Court; but it went ahead to transfer…