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A.C.E. Jimona Ltd V Nigerian Electrical Contracting Co.ltd (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment of the High Court of Lagos (Caxton Martins Ag. J.) in which judgment was entered for the plaintiffs for £5,189-13s.-6d. with costs. The matter had begun as three separate suits…
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Adewale Sholuade V The Republic (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. The appellant was tried in the High Court of Lagos before Adedipe J., sitting with a jury and was convicted of murder. The case for the prosecution was that in the evening of the 8th of May, 1965 in Obadina Street, Lagos, the…
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Agbonmabge Bank Ltd V C.F.A.O (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. In this appeal the Agbonmagbe Bank Ltd. complains of the judgement given by Adedipe J., in the Lagos High Court Suit No. LD/344/1963 on 6th July, 1964 in favour of the C.F.A.O. for £9,865-4s-4d. The C.F.A.O. had a customer by the name of…
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S. O. Akinsete V Emmanuel Akindutire (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA, J.S.C The appellant was the judgment creditor in a suit for debt commenced in the Magistrate’s Court at Ibadan. The respondent who was the judgment debtor appealed to the High Court at Akure and applied for a stay of execution of the judgment…
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Iyede Nwango Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORGAN JSC The appellant filed a petition against his wife in the court below praying for the dissolution of their marriage on the grounds of his wife’s adultery with the co-respondent and cruelty. The respondent cross-petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage on the same…
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Stephen O. Akinyemi V Rosella A. Akinyemi (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORGAN JSC The appellant filed a petition against his wife in the court below praying for the dissolution of their marriage on the grounds of his wife’s adultery with the co-respondent and cruelty. The respondent cross-petitioned for the dissolution of the marriage on…
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Julie Nezianya And Anor Vs Anthony Okagbue And 2 Others (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgement of Reynolds, J., in the Onitsha Division of the High Court of Eastern Nigeria.In that Court the plaintiffs/appellants claimed as against the defendants/ respondents that they are entitled to the exclusive…
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Bisi Oyeti V Afolabia Soremekun (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA JSC The applicant in this case has moved this Court praying for a stay of execution of a judgment obtained against him in the High Court of Western Nigeria until his appeal pending before this Court is determined. Previously, the applicant sought for and…
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Ogundairo Vs Okanlawon (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TAYLOR JSC The plaintiffs in the Court below were representatives of Awaiye Village, and the defendants of Ijako-Orile Village. The claim was for a declaration of title to Awaiye farmland and an injunction to restrain the defendants, their servants and agents from further trespass to the land…
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Essien Okon Umoren Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C The appellant was tried with another man in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria on a count of murdering one Ndarake Essien Akpan on 2nd June, 1962, at Mot Obong Itu in the Calabar Division. The case was heard at Uyo by…