Ganiyu Gbadamosi Vs The State (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OMO, J.S.C.  The two appellants and one other were jointly charged on two counts of conspiracy and armed robbery in the Lagos High court (Ikeja) in May, 1983. After a trial, in which they testified but called no witnesses, they were all found guilty on…

Oredola Okeya Trading Co. Vs A.G. Of Kwara State (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, JSC.  The plaintiff, a limited liability company bought from the Galadima Family a piece or parcel of land situate at Galadima Village opposite the Ilorin Airport. Sometime later the Government of Kwara State granted a part of the land to…

Alo Chukwu V. The State (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report M. A. BELGORE, J.S.C. The charge against the appellant, Alo Chukwu, at the trial court, was that he murdered one Wilfred Ned George on 6th day of August. 1983 at George – Ama, Okrika in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of Rivers State, and thereby…

Solomon Akpan Vs The State (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report U. OMO, J.S.C.  The appellant here was charged in the High Court of Cross-River State with the murder of one Akpan Peter Udombang, an offence contrary to Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code. After a trial in which the prosecution called ten witnesses and…

Alhaji Shuaibu Abdulkarim V. Incar (Nigeria) Ltd. (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report L. UWAIS, J.S.C. In his writ of summons, the appellant, as plaintiff, claimed against the respondent, as defendant, in the High Court of Kano State as follows: “(1) Delivery up of the said two lorry vehicles numbers KNF 3652 and KNF 4741 or…

Alo Chukwu V. The State (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. M. A. BELGORE, J.S.C. The charge against the appellant, Alo Chukwu, at the trial court, was that he murdered one Wilfred Ned George on 6th day of August. 1983 at George – Ama, Okrika in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division of Rivers State, and…

The Attorney-general And Commissioner For Justice, Anambra State & Ors. V. Robert C. Okafor & Ors.(1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OMO, J.S.C.  The defendants/appellants and the 4th and 5th respondents have been engaged in a tussle as to who has the right to select. Install, and indeed present the traditional ruler of Awka (variously called…

Solomon Thomas Akpan V. The State (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OMO, J.S.C.  The appellant here was charged in the High Court of Cross-River State with the murder of one Akpan Peter Udombang, an offence contrary to Section 319 (1) of the Criminal Code. After a trial in which the prosecution called ten witnesses and…

Horst Sommer & Ors. V. Federal Housing Authority (1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OMO, J.S.C.  The plaintiffs/appellants claimed in the High Court of Lagos the sum of N1.5 million as damages for wrongful seizure and conversion of plant, machinery and equipment, in the premises of the defendant/respondent, which they claimed to belong to them. The…

Hon. Justice Adenekan Ademola & Anor. V. Chief Harold Sodipo & Ors.(1992) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report E. OGUNDARE, J.S.C. By paragraph 27 of their further amended Statement of Claim the plaintiffs who sued in their individual capacities as beneficiaries of the Estate of Isaac Ademoye Sodipo deceased, claimed from the defendant, the Executor and Trustee…