Athanasius Kalada Hart V. The Military Governor Of The Rivers State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, JSC.  The applicant, now appellant, was at all material times, a civil servant and permanent secretary, in the Ministry of Works, Lands and Transport of the Rivers State Government. He first joined the public service in Nigeria in…

Obalum Anekwe V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, JSC  In the High Court of the former East Central State sitting at Onitsha, the accused was convicted on 26th July, 1975, of the murder of one Nwagwu Oguejiofor and sentenced to death.  The only eyewitness account as to how the deceased died was given…

Royal Exchange Assurance (Nig) Ltd V. Nelson Chukwurah (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ALEXANDER, CJN.  The respondent was, at the time of instituting the action, the owner of a volkswagen saloon motor-car comprehensively insured with the appellant. The policy of insurance covered damage to the car up to the sum of N2,000.00 less N100.00 compulsory…

Sunday Omonuju V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C. Charged with the offence of Murder of Margret Imo on the 8th day of March, 1974, the Appellant was convicted and sentenced to death on the 12th of May, 1975, by the High Court (AGUTA .J.) of Imo State (then East Central State)…

Bornu Holding & Co. Ltd V. Adama Dipcharima (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ALEXANDER, CJN.  This application dated the 2nd of January, 1976, by way of motion in this court is by Alhaji Umar Ali, the judgment debtor in Suit No. NEM/15/71 which was tried by Hague, Ag. J., and came on appeal (SC/291/74) to…

Chief Ajah Ojah Vs Chief Eyo Ogboni & Ors (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, JSC.  In Suit No. C/84/73, the plaintiffs took out a Writ of Summons endorsed as follows: “Plaintiffs’ claims against the defendants, jointly and severally, are as follows: (1) A declaration that the plaintiffs are lessors of about three-fifths of the…

Salua Jagun Olukade V. Abolade Agboola Alade (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IDIGBE, J.S.C. This appeal is from the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal dated 4th December, 1973, dismissing the appeal of the present appellant from the judgment of the High Court, Western State holden at Ibadan (Somolu J. – as he…

T. A. Achonu V. National Employment Mutual Insurance Company (Nig.) Ltd (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SOWEMIMO, JSC The plaintiff, who is the appellant before us, appealed against the judgment of J.A. Phil-Ebosie, J. (as he then was) delivered on 20th December 1973 in Suit E/29/71 at the High Court of the East-Central State (now…

Dr. Babatunde Olubami Koiki V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. O. OBASEKI, AG. J.S.C. This appeal came before us on the 29th day of January 1976, for hearing, and after hearing counsel for the appellant and counsel for the respondent, we dismissed it for lack of merit, and now give our reasons.The…

Boy Muka & Ors V. The State (1976) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI–WILLIAMS, JSC.   On 24th July, 1975, the accused persons were jointly tried and convicted in the High Court of Bendel State, sitting at Ubiaja, for the murder of one Izevbigie Agbon and sentenced to death. They have now appealed against the conviction.   The…