James Odunayo V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death by Craig, J., at Ado-Ekiti in the Ekiti Judicial Divison of the High Court of Western State on 19th of October, 1970. He appealed to the Western State Court of Appeal who dismissed…

M. O. Onayemi V. R. O. Balogun (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C.  The appellant was the defendant before the High Court, Lagos (Suit No. LD/166/67) in an action instituted against him by the respondent, then plaintiff, and in which her writ of summons was endorsed as follows: “The piece or…

James Odunayo Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to death by Craig, J., at Ado-Ekiti in the Ekiti Judicial Divison of the High Court of Western State on 19th of October, 1970. He appealed to the Western State Court of Appeal who dismissed his appeal.…

Adelakun Ayinde & Ors Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C.  The appellants were four of eight persons charged with the murder on the 8th August, 1968, at Igbokele of one Olubodun. They were tried by the High Court, Ibadan, (Craig, J.), convicted of the offence as charged and sentenced…

Elijah Ukoh V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, J.S.C. We dismissed this appeal at the hearing on the 11th January, 1972 and now give our reasons for doing so. The appellant was charged before the High Court, Ado-Ekiti (Western State) with the murder of one Kalu Adule. He was…

Elijah Ukoh Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC. We dismissed this appeal at the hearing on the 11th January, 1972 and now give our reasons for doing so. The appellant was charged before the High Court, Ado-Ekiti (Western State) with the murder of one Kalu Adule. He was tried by Craig,…

Karimu Yesufu & Ors Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER. J.S.C. The appellants were charged with and tried on two counts of murder and robbery with violence before the High Court, Lagos. They were tried by Adefarasin, J., with a jury of 12 which, at the end of the trial, returned a…

Thomas Aplin & Co. Ltd V. Northern Nigeria Development Corporation (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, C.J.N. In the Lagos High Court, two Suits No. LD/237/67 and No. LD/344/67 were consolidated into one. In Suit No. LD/237/67, the plaintiff’s claim from the defendants the sum of 316,134 pounds, being balance of fees due to and…

Mallam Umoru Jegah Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Western State Court  of Appeal wherein the appeal of the appellant against his conviction by the High Court of the Western State was dismissed. The appellant was convicted by Ogunkeye, J., in Oshogbo…

Peter Locknan & Anor V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIR I. LEWIS, J.S.C. In case KWS/7C/1969, in the Ilorin High Court, the two accused were charged in the following terms:- “That you, Peter Locknan, and Happy Apolo, on or about the 3rd pay of August, 1968 at Okengwen in the Kwara Judicial…