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Jackie Phillips Photos Ltd. v. Far East Mercantile Co. Ltd (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report D. O. IBEKWE, J.S.C This is an appeal from the decision of the Lagos High Court, Lambo J., as he then was, allowing the plaintiffs’ claim for damages for wrongful execution against the defendants. The facts of this case are…
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Mrs. Olu Solanke V. G. Somefun & Anor. (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. This appeal from the High Court of Lagos State raises the question as to whether an Application to substitute a fresh Statement of claim constitutes an amendment of a pleading under Order 33 of the former Supreme Court (Civil Procedure)…
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Far East Mercantile Co. Ltd V. Jackie Phillips Photos Ltd (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report D. IBEKWE, JSC. This is an appeal from the decision of the Lagos High Court, Lambo J., as he then was, allowing the plaintiff’s claim for damages for wrongful execution against the defendants. The facts of this case are interesting.…
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Zanna Musa Hindi V. The State (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. The appellant was at the Magistrate’s Court, Maiduguri, convicted by the Chief Magistrate of an offence under Section 158 of the Penal Code. On his arraignment before the magistrate, a First Information Report (hereinafter referred to as F.I.R.) pursuant to the provisions…
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Pauline Chinelo Okwuosa V. Emmanuel Azubuobi Okwuosa (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of Egbuna, J., in the High Court at Onitsha in which he granted the wife, petitioner, against her husband respondent her prayers for dissolution of marriage, custody of the only child of the marriage…
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De Facto Bakeries & Catering Ltd v. Mrs. A. Ajilore & Anor (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C. The appellants are the plaintiffs in an action instituted and tried in the High Court, Lagos, where they sought against three defendants (who are the respondents before us) a series of declarations challenging the…
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Minister Of Lagos Affairs Mines And Power & Anor V. Chief Akin-olugbade & Ors. (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N. In our judgment in Akin-Olugbade and ors. v. Onigbongbo Community and ors. (1974) 6 S.C.J, delivered on June 21, 1974, we made the following orders: (i) that the joinder of Claudius Adebowale Soderu (deceased)…
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I. O. Olaniyonu V. British American Insurance Co. Ltd (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC. In Suit No. I/104/68 tried in the Ibadan High Court, the Plaintiff claimed against the Defendants as follows:- PAGE| 2 “The Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendants is for the sum of £8,000 (Eight Thousand Pounds) being special and general…
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Madam B. O. Shobogun V. Raimi Sanni & Anor (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC. The defendants, an electronics and tele-communications company, by letter dated 29th February, 1968, written as a follow-up to an earlier letter dated 22nd February, 1968, (Ex. 31) submitted to the Deputy Director, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Ministry of…
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Madam B. O. Shobogun V. Raimi Sanni & Ors. (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N. In Suit No. LD/60A/71, the applicants made an application on November 28, 1968 to the Registrar of Titles to register themselves as the owners of the freehold property Plots 43 and 44, near Iwaya Road, Onike, Lagos. The application…