In Re – Omada Edobor (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC.  The accused, now appellant, was convicted of the murder of his sister, Owie Edobor, in the Benin High Court on 26th July, 1974. At the hearing of the appeal against the conviction on 30th October, 1975, we allowed the appeal, set aside the…

The Executive Secretary (Family Planning Council of Nigeria) v. Mrs. Ajayi-Obe (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N.   The plaintiff claimed in Suit No. LD/627/72 an injunction restraining the defendant, its servants or agents from committing a breach of their Contract of Employment with the plaintiff. Adedipe, J., gave judgment in favour of…

Chief A. S. Amos & Ors V Shell-bp Petroleum Development Company Of Nigeria Ltd. & Anor (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC.  In a Suit PHC/45/73, tried at the Rivers State High Court, holden at Port Harcourt, the plaintiffs’ claim as set out in paragraph 30 of their Statement of claim reads inter alia:…

B. O. Benson Vs Lawrence Otubor (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N.  This is an appeal against the judgment of George, J., in Suit No. LD/232/71 delivered in the Lagos High Court on November 24, 1972 in which the plaintiff was awarded the sum of 750 as general and special damages suffered by…

Isiaku Lalluwa Auta Vs The State (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  At the Kaduna High Court, the accused, now appellant, pleaded not guilty to two offences preferred against him under sections 221 and 247 of the Penal Code of the Northern States of Nigeria. In the first count he was charged under section…

Taiwo & Ors V. Lawani & Ors (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, CJN. In consolidated Suit Nos. IK/174/63 and IK/204/63, the plaintiffs claimed from the defendants jointly and severally the sum of £500 as damages for trespass to their land at Abule Ijeshatedo, Itire, Ikeja District, and an injunction restraining the defendants and such…

G. F. Oyedele Vs P.b. Ogun & Anor (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C.  The proceedings herein were commenced before the Registrar of Titles, Lagos, where the present appellant was the applicant. The present respondents were described as the objectors to the application of the applicant to be registered as the proprietor…

A.M.Soetan & Anor. v. Z. Ade Ogunwo(1975) (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report D. O. IBEKWE, J.S.C.  The narrow issue which this court is called upon to determine in this appeal is as to whether the learned trial judge’s award of general damages to the plaintiff after he had already awarded special damages in his favour…

Alhaji Ibrahim Yakassai Vs Incar Motors Nig. Ltd (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IBEKWE, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from the decision of Wali, Ag. J., as he then was. The plaintiff’s claims in the court below are as follows : “The defendants detain and have refused to deliver to the Plaintiff the Plaintiff’s goods,…

C. A. Banjo & Ors Vs Eternal Sacred Order Of Cherubim And Seraphim (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC. The respondents to this appeal were the plaintiffs in an action instituted by that company in the High Court, Lagos, against the appellants as defendants in that court. The plaintiffs’ writ is endorsed as follows:-…