Godwin Etuk Udo Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N. The accused was charged with and convicted of the murder of one Robert Akpan Ekerete contrary to Section 254(1) and punishable under Section 257(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 28, Volume 1, Laws of Western Nigeria, 1959, on June 6, 1970…

Baadon Kpaa Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO. AG.JSC The above appeal was heard on the 3rd of February, 1972, and was dismissed. As indicated then, we now give our reasons. The accused, who was the appellant before us, was charged with the murder of one Mbeaga Nafaa on 13th of March,…

G.B. Ollivant (Nig.) Ltd Vs I.b. Agbabiaka (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  The appellants were the defendants in the High Court, Lagos, in an action (Suit No. LD/568/69) instituted against them by the present respondent as plaintiff and in which the plaintiff’s amended Writ of Summons was as follows:- “The plaintiff’s claim is…

Edet Willie Umoh V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, AG. J.S.C This appeal was heard on the 6th of January, 1972 and dismissed. We now give our reasons. The appellant (then accused) was charged with the murder of one UKPUHO alias NMAMA Sam Udofia (hereinafter referred to as deceased) on the…

Paterson Zochonis & Co. Ltd Vs A. J. Ogedengbe (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C. The respondent was the plaintiff in the Lagos High Court, (Suit No. LD/484/65), where she had claimed 1,000 pounds from the defendant as damages for wrongful dismissal. In the concluding paragraph of her Statement of Claim, she itemized the…

John Aposi Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C. The appellant was charged with and convicted of the murder, at Eriwu Village farm, Ago-Iwoye, on or about the 26th September, 1968, of one Yesiratu Seidu. He was tried by Abina, J., (High Court, Ijebu-Ode, Western State), convicted as charged and…

Webber George Egbe Vs Peter C.a. Onogun (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, Ag. J.S.C. This is an appeal against an order dismissing an application for an interim injunction. In Suit W/54/70 instituted by the plaintiff against the defendant in the Warri High Court, of the Mid-Western State, the plaintiff claims special and general…

Blessing Maduka Okoro V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C We now give our reasons for dismissing this appeal summarily on the 21st September, 1972. The appellant was convicted by Inko-Tariah, J., (High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State) of the murder of one Merinah Joshua at Owube-Ekpeshe farm in Ahoada…

Irenuma Odiase & Anor V. Vincent Agho & Ors. (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. In Suit B/18/68 in the Benin High Court, the plaintiffs filed an originating summons in the following terms:- “IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS IN THE MATTER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW (CAP. 68) SECTION 13. IN…

Anou Inyama V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  Reasons are now given for dismissing this appeal at the hearing on the 6th of January, 1972. The accused was convicted on the 12th of August, 1971, for the murder of his mother, Okpukulu Inyama, by Ogbobine, J., in the High Court, Ugheli…