Paul Coure & Anor V. The Probate Registrar, Lagos (1964) IDIGBE, J.S.C. The point in this appeal is whether the fees payable on the grant of Letters of Administration by an applicant should be assessed by the Respondent on the gross value of the personal property of a deceased person or on the value of…

Edward Attah & Ors V Obi Chukwurah Nnacho & Ors (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE,J.S.C.  The respondents claim from the appellants a declaration of title to, and an order of Injunction in respect of, various parcels of land together verged pink on exhibit 2; they also claim £600 damages for the destruction by appellants…

Ubochi Iromantu V. The State (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AJEGBO, J.S.C. On the 24th September, 1964, we granted the applicant leave to appeal against his conviction by the High Court of Eastern Nigeria holden at Umuahia and treated the application as appeal, allowed the appeal and said we would give our reasons later. We…

Bob O. Akaighe V. Onomuiyorivbiyefe Idama (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN,J.S.C.  This appeal is from the order made by Kester, J. sitting in the High Court at Warri on 27th October, 1961, in the Civil Appeal No. W/16.A/60, in relation to a Customary Court suit involving title to land. The learned Judge wrote in…

Olalere Obadara & Ors V. The President, Ibadan West District (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, C.J.N.  The appellants have been charged in the Ibadan West District Grade B Customary Court with various offences of assault, contempt of court and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. Before the hearing of the charges…

R. Melifonwu & Ors V. Chukwudebe Adazie & Ors (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C  When we disposed of the appeal in this case, we reserved for further argument the question of costs in the court below. Our judgment in the appeal is that the proper order to have been made in the High…

Eko Odume & Ors V. Ume Nnachi & Ors (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C.  The point in this appeal is whether the High Court, Eastern Nigeria can give judgement on a statement of claim filed in an action without receiving any evidence on the claim set out in the relief paragraph thereon. The…

H.C. Okafor V. Utomi Onianwa & Anor (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN,J.S.C. This appeal relates to a case of certiorari which was begun in the following circumstances. (For convenience the appellant will sometimes be referred to as Mr Okafor, and the respondents as the chiefs.) The chiefs sued Mr Okafor in the Asaba Town…

Okonji Ngwo & Ors V. Obi Okocha Onyejena & Ors (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal by the defendants from the judgement of the High Court of Western Nigeria. There were four defendants, the first two representing the Ogbeilo family of Asaba who will in this judgement be referred to…

Edem Akpan Ekpo & Anor V The State (1964) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C.  The appellants were convicted of murdering a custom officer named Jonathan Ogbonnaya Okereke on 7th September,1962, at the Erin Ekung creek in Oron. Briefly these were the facts found by the trial Judge:A party of about thirty men went into…