C.A. Ogunsanya Vs Madam A. Taiwo (1970) COKER JSC. The appellant, who was the plaintiff in the Ibadan High Court (Suit No. 1/177/66) has appealed to this Court against the judgement of the Western State Court of Appeal which has reversed the judgement of the High Court, Ibadan, given in her favour. She had sued…

S. A. Authority Vs Regional Tax Board (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C.  In suit M/42/67 in the Ibadan High Court the plaintiff’s summons read:-“The plaintiffs claim against the defendants a declaration that the Holy Apostles’ Community Aiyetoro, in Ilaje District Council Area, is not liable to pay tax under the Income Tax Law…

Nigerian Joint Agency Limited V. Arrow Engineering And General Transport Company Limited (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  The present appellants were the plaintiffs in the Lagos High Court where they had instituted an action (Suit No. LD.663/68) against the defendants, now respondents, claiming possession of the warehouse and office premises situate at No.…

Babatunde Ayinde V. Labisi & Ors (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  Proceedings in this case were commenced in the Ibadan No.3 Grade B Customary Court where the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant read:“( 1) Title to ownership and recovery of plaintiff’s land situate and being at Odookun, Ibadan bounded on one side by…

Adejumo & Anor Vs Governor Of Lagos State (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. On an application for an order of certiorari to issue, made by counsel in the High Court of Lagos, an affidavit was filed in support of the motion showing evidence upon which the applicant relied. Grounds relied upon were also…

Adejumo & Anor V. Governor Of Lagos State (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N.  On an application for an order of certiorari to issue, made by counsel in the High Court of Lagos, an affidavit was filed in support of the motion showing evidence upon which the applicant relied. Grounds relied upon were also…

Alabi Shittu V The State (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. On the 30th July, 1969, a jury found the accused guilty of the murder of one Alfa Buari at Agege on the 15th of September, 1968, in Charge No. IK/12C/69 in the Ikeja High Court and Beckley, J. then sentenced him to death.…

Younis V. Chidiak And Others (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. In the Ibadan High Court in Suit No. 1/121/66 the plaintiff (now appellant) claimed against the defendants the sum of ‘1,521-0s-0d being the total amount of loans which he made to the first defendant between 1964 and 1966. The second defendant was sued…

Okpowagha & Anor Vs Ewhedima (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDOMA, J.S.C. In the High Court of the Mid-Western State, Warri, before Obaseki, J. the respondent originally in Suit No. W/14/65 claimed against the appellants:“Recovery of possession of a portion of Odhimi’s family land known as Eteigo situate at Eteigo bush in Olomoro in the…

Sola Adio Olusesi V. The State (1970) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. In Charge No. LN5C/69 in the High Court of Lagos the two accused persons stood trial upon an information containing thirteen counts-twelve of fraudulent false accounting and one of stealing. The first accused (Sola Adio Olusesi) was charged alone in six of…