B. O. Famuyiwa Vs Folawiyo & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  On 27th November, 1959, Isaac Fafiolu (5th P.W.), a motor driver in the Ministry of Agriculture, Western Region, was driving one of the Ministry’s vehicles (identification No. 009856) from Ilaro to Abeokuta. The plaintiff (now appellant) then a 3200(pounds) per annum…

Sule Iyanda Salawu V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N.  On February 24, 1971, the accused was at the Oshogbo High Court convicted by Ogunkeye, J., of the murder of one Ramota Abeo and sentenced to death. His appeal to the Western State Court of Appeal was dismissed and the…

United Nigeria Insurance Co V. Muslim Bank (West Africa) Ltd (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N.  In suit No. LD/597/67 in the High Court of Lagos, the plaintiffs claimed against the defendants the sum of 550 pounds as damages suffered by the plaintiffs from the defendant’s negligence in failing to make inquiries about a…

Ilu Garba Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, AG. JSC. We now give our reasons for dismissing this appeal which was heard on the 5th of April, 1972. The accused was charged with culpable homicide punishable with death contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code. The particulars of the charge were…

Amusa Ajani Popoola Vs Pan African Gas Distributors & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, CJN This is an appeal from the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal delivered on June 3, 1971, reversing the decision of Somolu, CJ., in the High Court of Ibadan delivered on June 8, 1970, in which…

Chief Obade Oje Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N.  At the High Court of the Ubiaja Judicial Division in the Mid-Western State, the accused was convicted on 24th December, 1971 of the murder of one Theresa Godwin, contrary to section 257(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 28, Vol. 1 of…

Paul Iro Vs Robert Park & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  The arguments on this appeal have been rather elaborate but the matters to be decided fall within a very narrow compass. The short question is whether an order made by Lambo, J., (High Court, Lagos) pursuant to the provisions of Section…

George C. Ashibuogwu Vs Attorney General Bendel State And Anor (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report K.ESO, JSC. Before D. O. Ikomi, J., the following facts came to light. The Plaintiff, who is now the Appellant in this Court, as he was in the Court of Appeal, and who would hereinafter be referred to indiscriminately as…

Nigerian Broadcasting Corp. V .tunji D. Bankole (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report C. O. MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  The appellant was the defendant, and the respondent the plaintiff, in an action (Suit No. LD/8/68) in which the plaintiff’s writ was endorsed as follows: “The Plaintiff’s claims against the defendants are as follows: PARTICULARS OF CLAIM (a) Salaries…

Registered Trustees Of The Apostolic Church, Etc V. Attorney-general, Mid-western States & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The 1st appellant, who was the plaintiff in the High Court, sued the 1st defendant/respondent at the Ubiaja High Court, in the Mid-Western State in Suit No. U/1O/68. The claim in that suit…