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O. Solomon & Ors V. A. R. Mogaji & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ESO, J.S.C. On 13th October, 1982 we dismissed this appeal and reserved the reasons for our action. I now give my reasons for dismissing the appeal. The facts of this case are germane to the issues canvassed in this appeal.…
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Lasisi Fadare & Ors V. Attorney General Of Oyo State (19782) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report NNAMANI, J.S.C. In this suit the plaintiffs/appellants (hereinafter known as appellants) brought a claim in the High Court of Oyo State against the Attorney-General of Oyo State (herein referred to as the respondent) in the following terms: “1. The plaintiffs…
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Alhaji I.A Onibudo & Ors V. Alhaji A.w Akibu & Ors (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report N. ANIAGOLU, J.S.C. This appeal was brought by the plaintiffs against the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal dismissing their claim and setting aside the earlier judgment of the High Court of Lagos, in their favour, granting them…
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Board Of Customs & Excise V. Alhaji Ibrahim Barau (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, C.J.N. The respondent, Alhaji Ibrahim Barau, was convicted in the Federal High Court on 18th December, 1980, of two offences under the Customs and Excise Management Act, 1958. The particulars of the first offence (as amended) state that the respondent,…
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Anthony Umukoro V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. The appellant in this case mercilessly hacked to death the wife of his landlord over a dispute involving the sum of N4 which the said appellant paid in settlement of dispute adjudicated upon by a communal tribunal. The appellant felt that it…
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Fawzi Famiz Sanni Moukarim & Anor V. Mrs. Alirat Abeni Agbaje & Anor (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. This appeal clearly lacks substance. The onus is on the appellants to show that the Court of Appeal failed to exercise its discretion judicially in refusing to re-open the case as desired by…
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Victoria Ibidun Ojugbele V. Joseph Oriade Olasoji (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ESO, J.S.C. In the High Court of Justice Lagos State (Oluwa, J.) the plaintiff, who is the respondent to the appeal in this court as well as he was respondent in the Federal Court of Appeal from the High Court, claimed as per…
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Christopher Arehia & Anor V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report L. UWAIS, J.S.C. In a joint trial before the Bendel State High Court sitting at Ubiaja the appellant was charged with three counts, (1) manslaughter contrary to Section 325 of the Criminal Code, Cap 48 (Laws of the Bendel State of Nigeria, 1976)…
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The State V. Iyabo Albert (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The State has appealed to this court on two grounds against the discharge of the respondent by the High Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. The two grounds are: (1) that whether the State or the prosecution for that matter says…
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Inusa Saidu V. The State (1982) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C. The appellant was first arraigned before Nnaemeka-Agu, J., sitting at Onitsha High Court on a charge of murder of Jeremiah Godwin Ufondu. Nnaemeka-Agu, J., heard evidence from 8 prosecution witnesses and three defence witnesses including the accused persons on 15/2/77 to 17/6/77.…