Category: Supreme Court (NG)
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G. A. Odeneye V Oyeyipo Alakata (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State (Bakare, J.) given on appeal from the Acting Deputy Registrar of Titles (Mr. Olusola Thomas) who dismissed the objection of the appellant to an application for first…
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Udhude Emarieru & Anor V Samuel Ovirie & Ors (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIR UDO UDOMA, JSC. This is an appeal from the High Court of Mid-Western, now Bendel State. It is against the judgment on appeal of the High Court in which the judgment of the Magistrate’s Court, Oleh, from the Uzere Customary…
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Government Of The Midwest State (Now Bendel State) & Anor V Mid-motors Nigeria Company Ltd (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC. By writ dated 23rd July, 1974, the Mid-Motors Nigeria Company Ltd. (as Plaintiffs) claimed against the Midwest Lines and Armels Transport Limited (as Defendants) the sum of N8,000,000.00 (Eight Million Naira) as damages…
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Chief David Onotsuoran Ereku & Ors V. Military Governor, Mid-western State Of Nigeria & Ors (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, CJN. This is an appeal from the judgment of Obaseki, J., delivered at the High Court, Warri, on March 25, 1970, in which he dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims against the defendants. The plaintiffs’ claims…
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Joseph Daboul Ltd V. Chief A. Majekodunmi (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report D. A. R. ALEXANDER, C.J.N. At the conclusion of the hearing of this appeal, and without calling on learned counsel for the respondent, it became clear to us that this appeal was without substance or merit and we accordingly dismissed it. We now…
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Chief Samuel Akpan Nkanu & Ors. V. Chief Robert Onun & Ors. (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIR UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the High Court of the Cross River State, Calabar Judicial Division, Holden at Calabar. It is against the judgment of the High Court dated 4th March, 1975 given in…
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Gregory Godwin Daboh & Anor v. The State (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIR UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. This appeal is against the conviction of the two appellants by the High Court of Lagos State in Lagos on two counts in which they were charged, firstly, that they both conspired together on 14th July, 1970 in…
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J.O. Eki Vs F.M. Giwa (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OBASEKI, JSC. This appeal has been brought by the defendant in Suit No. LD/818/70 against the judgment delivered in that suit by Agoro, J., sitting in the High Court of Lagos State in Lagos. The claim before the court (endorsed on the Writ of…
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Yekini Wahabi Okunnu V. The State (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. IRIKEFE, J.S.C. The appellant was charged with having murdered one Risikatu Imam Balogun on 22nd June, 1972 at Ebimpejo Lane, Lagos and tried by O. R. I. George, J., (sitting with a jury).The evidence for the prosecution briefly is as follows. On 22nd…
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Chief Karimu Ajagunjeun v. Sobo Osho of Yeku Village & Ors. (1977) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C. In these proceedings which commenced in the Ake Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, holden at Abeokuta, the appellants, as plaintiffs, claimed from the respondents, as defendants, “(1) Possession of the portion or portions of the farmland occupied by…