Jacob Olorunmeyitoku V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, JSC. The appellant was convicted in the High Court of the former Western State, sitting at Ado-Ekiti, on a charge of murder of Oloruntoba Suberu contrary to Section 254(2) and punishable under Section 257(1) of the Criminal Code of that State and was sentenced…

Seismograph Services (Nigeria) Ltd. v. Robinson Kwavbe Ogbeni (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, Ag. J.S.C.   In the High Court of Justice of the Mid-Western State of Nigeria, holden at Ughelli, the plaintiff/respondent by his writ of summons taken out on the 22nd day of July 1971, claimed from the defendants/appellants “the sum of…

Oyesanmi J. Akinlemibola V. Commissioner Of Police (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC. On the 27th of March, 1973, at the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State, the Accused, now Appellant, was convicted by Mrs. O. Oguntoye, Chief Magistrate, on a charge containing two counts, one of corruptly receiving the sum of N20…

O. A. Kukoyi & Ors V. Adiatu Ladunni (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, JSC.  This appeal is from the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State (Kazeem, J.), dismissing the respondents’ claim against the appellant for declaration of title to parcels of land lying and situate at Idi Araba, Ikeja district, and known as…

National Electric Power Authority V. Mudasiru Amusa & Anor (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC The Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, popularly known as the ECN, is the defendants’ predecessor. It was established by Section 3(1) of the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria Act (Cap. 58 of the Laws of the Federation, 1958 which is hereinafter…

Madam Alake Aroyewun V. Joseph Adebanji (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, JSC  This appeal is from the judgment of O.R.I. George, J., dated 11th April, 1975, in the High Court of Lagos State in Suit No.LD/43A/72 dismissing an appeal by the appellant, herein, from the decision of V.B.A. Famakinwa Esquire, sitting as Senior Magistrate…

Uwe Idighi Esai & Ors V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, JSC  The four appellants were convicted in the High Court, Calabar, on a charge of murder of Monday Nimme and were sentenced to death on 20th June, 1975. One Effiong Efrede who was jointly tried with the appellants was acquitted of…

Delu Liman V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BELLO, JSC The appellant was convicted by Adewuyi, J., in the High Court, Makurdi, of culpable homicide not punishable with death under Section 224 of the Penal Code and was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.     The charge stated that on or about the…

Addis Ababa & Anor V. D.s. Adeyemi (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIR UDO UDOMA. In this appeal the appellants were the defendants in Suit No. IK/93/70 in the Ikeja Judicial Division of the High Court of Lagos, wherein the claims of the plaintiff, herein respondent, were:     (a) “Declaration of title as absolute owner…

Eugene Meribe V. Joshua C. Egwu (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment of Aniagolu, J. in the High Court, Umuahia, in an action (Suit No. HU/36/71) instituted by the respondent, as plaintiff, against the appellant who was the defendant and who was sued in a representative capacity, namely,…