Okorie Okoronkwo V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C  We now give our reasons for dismissing this appeal on 11th December, 1975.  The appellant was on 29th May, 1975, in the High Court of the Umuahia Judicial Division convicted of the offence of murder of a woman, one Ijeoma Chukwu and sentenced to…

Oqua Otop Asi Abang V. Effiom Okon Effiom & Ors (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of South-Eastern State delivered at Calabar on 27th September, 1972. The plaintiff’s writ was issued against the 1st defendant but in the course of the proceedings the…

Johnson Bekederemo V. Colgate-palmolive (Nig.) Ltd (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC  The question which arises for consideration in this appeal is whether a breach of a condition of a contract of sale constitutes a repudiation of the contract.   The facts in the case are not in dispute. The plaintiff entered into an…

Christopher Awogbolade Awobotu V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. OBASEKI, Ag. J.S.C. This appeal is against the judgement of Dosumu, J., delivered on the 30th day of August 1974, in Charge No. LA/9c/74 in which he found the Appellant guilty on 17 of the 19 counts in the information (i.e. counts 1,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,and…

Jimoh Yesufu v. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. O. OBASEKI, Ag. J.S.C. We now give our reasons for dismissing this appeal (against his conviction for murder by Coker J.) on the 20th day of May, 1976 after hearing from learned Counsel for the Appellant and the learned Deputy Director of Public Prosecution…

Harry Akande V. General Electric Company & Ors (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. N. ANIAGOLU, JSC.  Leave to appeal against the Ruling of the Federal Court of Appeal dated 12th December, 1978, in the above case, was granted to the plaintiff/applicant on 7th March 1979, and after hearing argument of counsel on either side,…

Edward Uwetan Omadide V. Chief J.o. Adejeroh & Ors (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC In these proceedings commenced in the High Court of Bendel State sitting at Warri, the plaintiff, now appellant, claimed against the defendants, now respondents, as follows: “1. As against all the defendants jointly and severally the sum of N3,000 (Three…

Bata Nigeria (Sales) Ltd V. Brigadier Martin Adamu (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ALEXANDER, CJN.   The original suit (No. JD/71/1974) between the plaintiff and defendant was heard in the High Court of the former Benue-Plateau State, in Jos, by Bate, SPJ., (as he then was), from those judgment there was an appeal to this court.…

Amrit Lal Grover. V. International Ile Industries (Nigeria) Limited) (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  By a written Agreement dated 4th March, 1974, between the plaintiff and the defendant company, the parties agreed inter alia as follows:- “1 (a) The company shall employ Mr. Grover and Mr. Grover shall serve the company as Garments…

F. O. Ajibowo And Co. Ltd Vs Western Textiles Mills Ltd (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC. The plaintiffs, a limited liability company, are textile manufacturers at Ilupeju Industrial Estate in the Ilupeju district of Lagos. The defendants are also a limited liability company. They deal in textile piece goods and have been the…