Amusa Ajani Popoola Vs Pan African Gas Distributors & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ELIAS, CJN This is an appeal from the judgment of the Western State Court of Appeal delivered on June 3, 1971, reversing the decision of Somolu, CJ., in the High Court of Ibadan delivered on June 8, 1970, in which…

Chief Obade Oje Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report O. ELIAS, C.J.N.  At the High Court of the Ubiaja Judicial Division in the Mid-Western State, the accused was convicted on 24th December, 1971 of the murder of one Theresa Godwin, contrary to section 257(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 28, Vol. 1 of…

Paul Iro Vs Robert Park & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  The arguments on this appeal have been rather elaborate but the matters to be decided fall within a very narrow compass. The short question is whether an order made by Lambo, J., (High Court, Lagos) pursuant to the provisions of Section…

George C. Ashibuogwu Vs Attorney General Bendel State And Anor (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report K.ESO, JSC. Before D. O. Ikomi, J., the following facts came to light. The Plaintiff, who is now the Appellant in this Court, as he was in the Court of Appeal, and who would hereinafter be referred to indiscriminately as…

Nigerian Broadcasting Corp. V .tunji D. Bankole (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report C. O. MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  The appellant was the defendant, and the respondent the plaintiff, in an action (Suit No. LD/8/68) in which the plaintiff’s writ was endorsed as follows: “The Plaintiff’s claims against the defendants are as follows: PARTICULARS OF CLAIM (a) Salaries…

Registered Trustees Of The Apostolic Church, Etc V. Attorney-general, Mid-western States & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, J.S.C. The 1st appellant, who was the plaintiff in the High Court, sued the 1st defendant/respondent at the Ubiaja High Court, in the Mid-Western State in Suit No. U/1O/68. The claim in that suit…

I. B. Animashawun Vs Onwuta Osuma & Ors (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report FATAYI-WILLIAMS, J.S.C.  Some time in the year 1906, one Badaru Animashawun obtained from the Mgbelekeke family of Onitsha, the right to the use and occupation, under what is known in Onitsha as a “kola tenancy”, of a piece of land in Onitsha…

Ibadan City Council Vs J. O. Odukale (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report UDO UDOMA, J.S.C. This appeal has been brought by the defendant – the Ibadan City Council- in the Ibadan High Court Suit No. 1/218/66 in which judgment was given in favour of the plaintiff herein respondent, in his claim for damages against the…

Aliyu Nmodu V. The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report G. S. SOWEMIMO, AG. J.S.C. The appellant who was the accused in charge No. KWS/11C/71, was arraigned before the Ilorin High Court on a charge of Culpable Homicide contrary to Section 221 (b) of the Penal Code. He was tried and convicted by Adesiyun, J.,…

Abudu Salawe Vs The State (1972) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report S. SOWEMIMO, AG. J.S.C.  The appellant was on 8th of October, 1971, convicted on a charge of murder and sentenced to death at the High Court, Auchi by Omo-Eboh, J. He appealed against his conviction to this court and on the 22nd of November 1971,…