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Aubergine Collections Ltd. & Anor. V. Habib Nigeria Bank Ltd. (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUSDAPHER, J.C.A. The respondent herein by a writ of summons filed against the appellants as the defendants in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja claimed as follows: “(a) The sum of N1,845,073.40 (One Million Eight Hundred and…
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Solomon Adekunle V. The State (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AKINTAN, J.C.A. The appellant, Solomon Adekunle was a Police sergeant attached to Odogbolu Police unit. He was on anti-crime patrol duty on 7th February, 1997 along Shagamu/Benin express-way. The patrol team was led by Silvester Okparaji (PW2), an Assistant Superintendent of police. Others in the…
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Adolphus Eshilonu & Ors. V. Christian Emereonyekwe & Ors. (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGEBE, J.C.A. The appellants sued the respondents in Suit No. HOW/119/75 claiming title to pieces of land called “Ubugagu Ishi Nwadorogu”; N800 general damages for trespass to the said land and an injunction restraining the defendants or their agents from further…
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Adolphus Eshilonu & Ors. V. Christian Emereonyekwe & Ors. (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OGEBE, J.C.A. The appellants sued the respondents in Suit No. HOW/119/75 claiming title to pieces of land called “Ubugagu Ishi Nwadorogu”; N800 general damages for trespass to the said land and an injunction restraining the defendants or their agents from further…
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Ademoyegun Amusan & Anor. V. Rufus Olawuni (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report F. TABAI, J.C.A. In the Writ of Summons issued on the 21/10/92 at the Ife Judicial Division then of the High Court of Oyo State, the Plaintiff/Respondent, suing for himself and other children of AGOREMILEKUN, except Afolabi, claimed against the Defendants/Appellants jointly and…
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Francis Nyiam Bisong V. Okokon Ekpenyong (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OPENE, J.C.A. In an action filed by the appellant as plaintiff at the High Court of Cross-River State holden at Calabar, the appellant claimed against the defendant/respondent as follows; “i. The sum of N130,000.00 (one hundred and thirty thousand Naira) only being the balance…
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Maurice Ebong V. Francis S. Ikpe (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EKPE, J.C.A. The respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff in the Uyo High Court of Akwa Ibom State in suit No. HU/UND.306/98, the subject-matter of the appeal. He had sued the defendant now appellant claiming in the writ of summons as follows: “The…
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Smart Essang V. Aureol Plastics Ltd. & Anor. (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EKPE, J.C.A. This is an appeal by the plaintiff/appellant against the ruling of Bassey, J., sitting at Uyo in the Uyo Judicial Division of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, delivered on the 3rd day of June, 1999 in suit No.…
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Nigerian Telecommunication Ltd. V. Simon Ugbe (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.C.A. The plaintiff before instituting an action was an assistant chief commercial superintendent in the services of Nigerian Telecommunications Plc. Later he received a letter dated 27/2/97 dismissing him from his post. The dismissal letter stated, among others, that “in the public interest,…
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Chief Anthony Emeka Ani V.the State (2001) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBADINA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the ruling of Adesanya J, of the High Court of Lagos State Ikeja Judicial Division, delivered on June 7, 2001. The appellant was arraigned on the 17th of May, 2001 at the Ikeja Judicial Division of…