Franchal Nigeria Ltd. V Nigeria Arab Bank Ltd. (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M. L. UWAIS CJN  This is an interlocutory appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal refusing an application by the appellants for stay of execution pending appeal. The background facts to the case are as follow. The Appellants were…

Archbold Ebba V Chief Warri Ogodo & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, J.S.C. The plaintiffs, who are appellants in this appeal, for themselves and on behalf of Ebbah Family had on 8/6/87 sued Chief Warri Ogodo and Warder Samuel Ogodo, for themselves and on behalf of Ogodo Family and The African Timber…

Hauwa Salami Vs Bala Mohammed & Anor (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report A.B. WALI, JSC.  Before the Central Area Court I, Jos, Plateau State Judiciary, the respondent as plaintiff brought the following complaint against the 1st defendant, now the appellant:- “I sue Alhaji Bala Muhammed in that I stay in his house for about…

Psychiatric Hospital Management Board V. E.O. Ejitagha (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report UWAIFO, J.S.C. The respondent was the plaintiff in this case. At all material times to this suit he was the Chief Executive Officer (Accounts) in the services of the appellant at the Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City. He was born on 15…

T.A.O. Wilson & Anor V. A.B. Oshin & Ors. (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. On the 15th April, 1994, the Court of Appeal, Benin Division, holden at Benin City (Coram Ogebe J.O., Ubaezonu, E.C., Ige, A. JJCA) dismissed the appeal of the appellants against the judgment of Awe J, of the Ondo…

Alhaji Karimu Adisa Vs Emmanuel Oyinwola & Ors- (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report O. AYOOLA This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal (Akanbi, Kutigi, JJ.C.A (as they then were) and Omololu-Thomas, JCA). That court dismissed an appeal from the decision of the High Court of Oyo State (Okeyode Adesina,…

Sunmonu Olohunde V Professor S.k. Adeyoju- (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report IGUH, J .S.C.  By a writ of summons issued on the 12th day of March, 1982 in the Ibadan Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice, Oyo State, the plaintiff, who is now the respondent, instituted an action against the defendants, now…

Josiah Owodunni Vs Registered Trustees Of Celestial Church Of Christ & Ors- (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report M.E.OGUNDARE, JSC. This appeals raises once again the vexed question of locus standi which, in spite of a plethora of decided cases on it, still remains a Gordian Knot. A number of judicial pronouncements have been made…

Munirat Oduntan V Abudu W. Akibu- (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, J.S.C.  This appeal relates to the long drawn tussle in the Eletu-Iwase chieftaincy title of Lagos. The last Eletu-Iwase, Bakare Gbajumo died on the 27th day of July, 1971. Since then the issue of succession to the office has become a matter…

Alhaji Abudu W. Akibu & Ors V. Alhaja Munirat Oduntan & Ors (2000) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNDARE, J.S.C. This appeal relates to the long drawn tussle in the Eletu-Iwase chieftaincy title of Lagos. The last Eletu-Iwase, Bakare Gbajumo died on the 27th day of July, 1971. Since then the issue of succession to…