Marke Okwe V. Sgt. Major Usman Doba & Ors (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report B. A. COKER, J.S.C  The appellant contends before us that he had sued the respondents for false imprisonment, house breaking, trespass and conversion. Apart from the issue of housebreaking which was not canvassed at the High Court (and in any case…

Mohamoud J. Lababedi v. Lagos Metal Industries (Nig) Ltd & Anor (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report T. O. ELIAS, C.J.N.  In Suit No. LD/217/69 in the Lagos High Court, judgment was given by Sowemimo, J., against the defendants, who are appellants in the present appeal. The present respondents as the plaintiffs had instituted the action…

Kalu Njoku & Ors V Ukwu Eme & Ors LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DAN IBEKWE, AG. J.S.C This is an appeal against the judgment of Allagoa, J., in Suit No. HU/96/61 delivered on 30th November, 1966 at the Umuahia High Court, dismissing the claims of the plaintiffs, herein appellants. The writ of summons is endorsed…

Christopher Anyaegbunam Vs Catherine Anyaegbunam (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. In her amended petition dated 23rd day of December, 1971 the petitioner, now respondent, in suit No. E/16D171 brought in the Enugu High Court, prayed that she should be judicially separated from the respondent, now appellant. She also asked the court to…

Jesse George v. The State (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C  The appellant, who was the accused in Charge No. PHC/26C/71, was charged with the offence of murder of one Goodwill Wilson Okia, hereinafter referred to as the deceased, on the 24th of February, 1970 at a place between Port Harcourt and…

Andreas I. Koumoulis V. Leventis Motors Limited (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDOMA, J.S.C.  In this appeal which is against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State, two issues fall for decision by this court. The first is: on the facts and circumstances of this case as to whether or not the Covenant…

Ezeigbokenyi Obiamalu & Ors. V. Enwelunam Nwosu & Ors. (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report Parties AND B. A. COKER, J.S.C The application is by the respondents to an appeal purportedly filed by the defendants who had lost before the High Court, Onitsha, to the plaintiffs in an action in which the plaintiffs claimed a declaration…

Aniemeka Emegokwue Vs James Okadigbo (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  In this case, the plaintiff, now respondent, claimed against the defendant, now appellant, in the Onitsha High Court recovery of possession of a piece of land in Ogbeabu in “Onitsha Inland Town.” He also claimed the sum of 100 pounds as damages for…

S. B. Bakare v. Alh Abo Ibrahim (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IBEKWE, AG. J.S.C. The plaintiffs claim before the Lagos High Court in Suit LD/618/68 was for “damages for libel” contained in a newspaper known as the “West African Pilot” of 29th August, 1968 printed and published by the 2nd defendants, at the instance…

Kelani Banjo & Anor Vs Lamidi Aiyekoti & Anor (1973) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C. The appellants are the defendants and the respondents are the plaintiffs in an action (Suit No. LD/259/65) tried by Adedipe, J., in the Lagos High Court. The claim as amended was for declaration of title in fee simple…