Chief Odum & Anor V. Chief P.b.o. Chinwo & Ors (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The plaintiffs in this case claim for themselves and for the representatives of the Odum Family of Orogbum Diobu, whilst the defendants were sued for themselves and as representing the Ogbunabali people of Ogbunabali village, Diobu. The institution…

Samson Ajibade V. Mayowa & Anor (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of Mu’azu Mohammed, J., as he then was, sitting in the High Court, Minna, wherein the appellant as plaintiff commenced proceedings in which he claimed against the respondents as defendants as follows:- CLAIM The plaintiff’s…

Total (Nig.) Ltd. & Anor V. Wilfred Nwako & Anor (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, J.S.C. This appeal has raised before us very many important questions of evaluation of the evidence led before the trial Judge, Aseme, J. against whose judgment this appeal has been brought. The claim before him, sitting at Awka in…

Alhaji Uba Kano V. Bauchi Meat Products Company Limited (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ESO, J.S.C.  On the 26th of June 1978, when this matter came before us, we allowed the appeal and indicated that we would give our reasons later. We now set out our reasons for allowing the appeal. The plaintiffs, in the…

Pharmacists Board Of Nigeria & Ors V. S.O. Adebesin & Co. Ltd (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  Section 22 subsections 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of the Poisons and Pharmacy Act (Cap. 152 of the Laws of the Federation) as amended by the Pharmacists Act (No. 26 of 1964) provide as follows:-…

Sunday Emezue V. E.e.o. Okolo & Ors (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC The plaintiff and the defendants are resident in Umuahia Ibeku Township. The first and second defendants are officers of the Nigeria Police. The first defendant was, at all material times, the Provincial Police Officer in charge of Umuahia while the…

Anyasinti Umunna & Ors V. Animudu Okwuraiwe & Ors (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, J.S.C. The appellants were defendants in Suit No. A30/72 instituted by the respondents at Asaba in the Asaba Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice, Mid-Western State (now Bendel State) of Nigeria wherein the respondents as plaintiffs claimed by…

Samuel Obere V. The Board Of Management, Eku Baptist Hospital (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. The plaintiff was at all material times employed by the defendant as a boiler and steam operator at its Baptist Hospital at Eku. In that capacity, he was obliged to operate a defective machine which is the property…

Adaran Ogundiani V. O.a.l. Araba & Anor (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, JSC  When these proceedings commenced as LD/729/72 in the High Court of Lagos State on the 6th day of July, 1972, the property in dispute, that is, the premises known as No. 46 Akpata (sometimes spelt ‘Apata’) Street at Shomolu in Lagos…

Paul Ameh V. The State (1978) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAM, J.S.C. On the 10th December, 1974, in the Lokoja High Court, the accused, now appellant, was charged with the offence of culpable homicide punishable with death. The particulars of the offence state that the accused, on or about the 12th day of February, 1974,…