Anthony M. Soetan & Anor Vs Z. Ade Ogunwo (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DAN IBEKWE, JSC 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…

K.R. Ramanchandani Vs Bassey Ekpenyong (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of Inyang, J., in the High Court of Calabar delivered on December 29, 1972, in which he granted to the plaintiff recovery of possession of two buildings named Taj Mahal Hotel and the Dance Hall…

South-eastern State Newspaper Corporation & Anor V. Edet Asuquo Anwara (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. In the High Court of the South-Eastern State sitting in Calabar, the plaintiff claimed against the South-Eastern State Newspaper Corporation the sum of N150,000.00 as damages for the wrongful termination of his appointment as the defendants’ general manager…

Ajayi-obe Vs The Executive Secretary (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, CJN. 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 the plaintiff in the High Court of Lagos…

The State V. Dr. Muhtari Kura (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C.  The respondent, Dr. Muhtari Kura, was tried in the Kano Judicial Division on two heads of charge framed thus:- Head  of Charge No. 1 – “That you, Doctor Muhtari Kura, on or about the 17th day of  March, 1973 at Rano within…

Mrs. Lily Uyanne Vs Ofor Asika (1975) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DAN. IBEKWE, J.S.C.  This case originated in the Chief Magistrate Court, Onitsha, and it was, therefore, tried without pleadings. The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant is for the sum of 120 being arrears of rent in respect of the property situate at No. 10…

The Estate Of Alhaji N. B. Soule V. Oluseye Johnson & Co. & Anor (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  This is an appeal from the judgment of Taylor, C.J. in which he allowed the appeal of the first Objector (Oluseye Johnson & Co., the Provisional Liquidators of the Muslim Bank (W.A. Ltd.) from…

Shell Bp Petroleum Dev. Co. V. Jammal Engineering(Nigeria) Limited (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  This appeal involves two cases which were consolidated for hearing by the High Court, Lagos State (Dosunmu, J.). The parties to both cases are the same save for the fact that the plaintiffs in one are the defendants in…

Jackson I. Sanya v. M.A.O. Johnson (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. IBEKWE, J.S.C. One Madam Dorcas Folashade Agbeke seems to be the central figure around whom the web of litigation in this case is woven. The Plaintiff claims his title to the land through her. The defendant, who is one of her children, also…

Mallam Muhamadu Abubakar & Ors v. Baba Nana (1974) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C.  This appeal resolves itself on the facts of the case. The issue always was and is whether the property of the appellant’s father was rightly sold to the respondent’s father by the Native Court, the records of which…