Andrew Bassey Vs Ekpo Archibong Young (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, F.J. The appellant was the successful candidate at the election for the Eastern House of Assembly held on the 16th November, 1961, in the Calabar West constituency. The respondent was the only other candidate, and the appellant was returned as elected by a…

Adam Oputa (also known as Puta Okeya) of Ndoni v. Okwei Ezeani (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, EJ. The action in which this appeal is brought, and which was tried as number W n3/1957 in the Warri Judicial Division of the High Court of the Western Region, turns on the title to a piece…

Mbam Iziogo Vs The Queen (1963) LLJR-SC LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TAYLOR, EJ. The deceased made a report to the Police about the theft of his goat, and as a result he went to the house of the appellant in the company of two Police Constables where they saw a goat tethered by the barn…

Ali Abadallabe v. Bornu Native Authority (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.l. The appellant as convicted of culpable homicide punishable with death and sentenced to death by the Shehu of Bornu’ s Court on the 4th June, 1962; his appeal to the High Court of the Northern Region was dismissed on the 16th November,…

Patrick Nwafor Muonwem And 4 Ors Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, AG. C.J.F The five ap­pellants were convicted of murdering a police officer named Bamford Amazama at Onitsha on the 2nd June, 1962. In substance, the facts which the Judge found proved were as follows. On the night of the 2nd…

Federal Supreme Court Salawu lanlokun Bola v. Archdeacon S.V. Latunde And Lanlokun Bola Ogunpa v. St. James’s Church Ogunpa, Ibadan (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, F.J. This matter arises out of a judgment given by the late Sir Olumuyiwa Jibowu, C.J., in the High Court of the Western Region on the fifth February, 1959,…

Town Clerk, L. T. C. v. Mrs P. A. Clement (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, F.J. This is an appeal by the Town Clerk of the Lagos Town Council against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos awarding damages against him in respect of injuries caused to the plaintiff and her house through…

Albert Omowale Domingo Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BREIT, EJ. The appellant was tried in the High Court of Western Nigeria on an Information containing eighteen counts. The first was for stealing, contrary to s. 331 (5) of the Criminal Code of Western Nigeria. The thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth were…

Salimou Bolatito Lawal v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.J. The appellant was convicted on two counts of false pretences laid under section 419 of the Criminal Code. One count alleged that he:- “on or about the 18th day of April, 1961, at Lagos, with intent to defraud, obtained from the Co-operative…

Patrick Nwafor Muonwem And 4 Ors V The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT JSC  The five ap­pellants were convicted of murdering a police officer named Bamford Amazama at Onitsha on the 2nd June, 1962. In substance, the facts which the Judge found proved were as follows. On the night of the 2nd June,…