Jarmakani Transport Ltd V Wulemotu Abeke (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, Ag. F.J. This is an appeal from the judgement of the High Court, Abeokuta, whereby the appellants were adjudged jointly and severally with the second defendant in the action (who has not appealed) to pay to the respondent damages in the amount of…

Alhaji the Hon. D.S. Adegbenro v. The Hon. S.L. Akintola (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. This is an application by Alhaji Adegbenro for costs against Chief Akintola. It arises in this way.Last year in May, the then Governor of the Western Region (Sir Adesoji Aderemi) removed Chief Akintola from the office of Premier…

Onashile V. Barclays Bank D.C.O. (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.  This appeal by Mr Onashile requires a short summary of the events which led to it.Mr Onashile gave Barclays Bank a legal mortgage of some land of his, to secure his overdraft. The Bank did not apply to have the legal estate registered…

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

Gabriel Kechi v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. This appeal was heard on the 31st October. The appellant was convicted on 9th July, 1963 at Abakaliki in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria before Phil:- Ebosie, J., on the charge of murdering one Achong Ndim at Boki in Ogoja Province on…

Garba Doba v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N.  The appellant and another were both convicted in the High Court at Jos of the offence of attempting to obtain gratification, other than lawful remuneration as a motive or reward for forbearing to investigate into the theft of corrugated iron sheeting and thereby…

Samuel Atugbue Vs Okwuegbunam Chime And Anor (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, F.J. This is an appeal by the plaintiff from the decision of the High Court of Eastern Nigeria dismissing his claim for damages for malicious prosecution. The appeal turns not on the merits of the case but on the procedure adopted at…

Iyade Nwango v. The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The appellant was convicted on 3rd August, 1963 in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria at Abakaliki, of murdering one Nwefi Oka on the 11th January, 1963 at Amachara Agbaja Izi in the Province of Abakaliki. That day the deceased and five others…

Stephen Akinyemi v. Rosella A. Akinyemi and Anor (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORGAN, Ag. J.S.C.  The appellant filed a petition against his wife in the court below praying for the dissolution of their marriage on the grounds of his wife’s adultery with the correspondent and cruelty. The respondent cross-petitioned for the dissolution of the…

Nwogugua Agumadu Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BREIT, F.J.  The appellant was charged on an Information containing a single count, which read as follows:- “STATEMENT OF OFFENCE ATTEMPTED MURDER contrary to section 320 (1) of the Criminal Code.PARTICULARS OF OFFENCENWAOGUGUA AGUMADU, on the 25th day of April, 1962 at Onitsha in the…