Abimbola George And Ors V. Dominion Flour Mills Ltd (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, E.J. The defendants have appealed from the judgment of Onyeama, J. in the Lagos Suit No. 338 of 1958 on a number of grounds, but their learned counsel, Chief H. O. Davies, confined his arguments to the following two:- (1)…

Ajayi Alamu Vs Olaode Alao & Ayondioro Family (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. B. A. COKER, JSC There is no merit whatsoever in this appeal. The complaints here before us on appeal broadly speaking are, firstly, that the appeal should not have been heard in the High Court, Ibadan as the representative of the…

Anachuna Nwokafor and 5 others V Nwankwo Udegbe and 4 others (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, Ag. C.J.E This was a representative action, originally brought in the Udoka Native Court, in which the plaintiffs, for themselves and others of Umuanugwo Quarters of Ifite-Ukpo, sued the defendants, for themselves and others of Uruowelle Quarter of…

Emmanuel v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, Ag. C.J.F.  The appellant was convicted in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria on counts charging conspiracy to defraud, stealing by clerks or servants and false claims by officials. The case for the prosecution against the appellant depended entirely on circumstantial evidence so far as…

Alhaji Shittu Bamidele and Anor v. Aderinola Adeyemi and Ors (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN. EJ. In this appeal the defendants in the Ibadan Suit No. 1/288/61 complain of the judgment given on the 30th March, 1962, awarding damages to the plaintiffs, of whom two are described as wives and the others as children…

Koussay Ussuf Haider v. Berini (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, E.J. The plaintiff (now appellant) was engaged at Beirut, Lebanon, to come out to Lagos as an employee of the Bank on certain terms, which are shown in a letter dated 24th October, 1959. For present purposes it is enough to refer to clause…

Andrew Bassey Vs Ekpo Archibong Young (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, F.J. The appellant was the successful candidate at the election for the Eastern House of Assembly held on the 16th November, 1961, in the Calabar West constituency. The respondent was the only other candidate, and the appellant was returned as elected by a…

Adam Oputa (also known as Puta Okeya) of Ndoni v. Okwei Ezeani (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, EJ. The action in which this appeal is brought, and which was tried as number W n3/1957 in the Warri Judicial Division of the High Court of the Western Region, turns on the title to a piece…

Mbam Iziogo Vs The Queen (1963) LLJR-SC LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TAYLOR, EJ. The deceased made a report to the Police about the theft of his goat, and as a result he went to the house of the appellant in the company of two Police Constables where they saw a goat tethered by the barn…

Ali Abadallabe v. Bornu Native Authority (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.l. The appellant as convicted of culpable homicide punishable with death and sentenced to death by the Shehu of Bornu’ s Court on the 4th June, 1962; his appeal to the High Court of the Northern Region was dismissed on the 16th November,…