Richard Willie V The State (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C.  In charge No. W/1 7C/67, the appellant was convicted in the High Court, Warri, on the 31st October, 1967 of murdering his mother, Akpokveve Oguma, and sentenced to death by Obaseki, J. The facts of the case were not in dispute. The appellant…

Ashiru Bakare V Alfred Jelkh (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT,J.S.C. This is an appeal by the defendants against the judgment of Caxton-Martins, J. in the High Court of Lagos (suit No. LD/435/64) awarding the plaintiff damages to a total of £680.12s.6d. for personal injuries and damage to a motor vehicle caused by the negligence…

Alhaji Salisu Barau ( Trading Under The Name And Style Of Alhaji Salisu Barau & Sons) V Messrs Caleb Brett And Sons (Nigeria) Ltd (1968) LEWIS,J.S.C. This is an appeal by the plaintiff from the decision of Williams J. in the Kano High Court in suit K/11/1966 in which on the 17th March, 1967, he…

N. Stephen V Buildco (Nig) Ltd (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of Bate J. given in consolidated suits JD23 and 49/65 between the two parties. Briefly, in 1961 Mr. Nageb Stephen and Mr. Mustafa Hussain Said agreed to form a private limited company for the purpose…

Erdmann Evoyoma And Ors ( For Themselves And On Behalf Of The Olota Village, Okparabe Clan, Central Urhobo) V Okiki Daregba And Ors (For Themselves And As Representing The People Of Ogoda Village, Ewu Clan, Urhobo Central) (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. In his appeal the appellants were treated by Prest, Acting, J.…

Electricity Corporation Of Nigeria V George Nicol (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. This Is an appeal by the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria against the judgment of Ikpeazu J., in the High Court of Lagos, in an action where the learned judge awarded the sum of £3,100 in favour of the respondent for wrongful…

Tika Tore Press Limited (Administrators Of The Estate Of Monsuru Badaru Abina, Deceased) V Tika Tore Press Limited (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA,    C.J.N  The applicants, who are the administrators of the estate of Monsuru Badaru Abina (deceased), have applied to the High Court of Lagos State to have their names substituted in the…

Chief Okumagba Eboh & Six Ors V Oghotemi Akpotu (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. On the 1st August, 1964, the Chief Magistrate, Warri, gave judgment against the appellants in favour of the respondent for the sum of £100 general damages for trespass to rubber trees belonging to the respondent with costs. The appellants…

Sanni Akande V Sanusi Araoye And Anor (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT,J.S.C. In this case the writ of summons contained four heads of claim. The first two were:- “(1)A declaration that the judgment given in favour of the defendant by Mr. E. O. Enahoro on 18th November, 1960, under the Inter Tribal Boundaries Settlements…

Emmanuel Fagbemi V Isiah Aluko (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA,  C.J.N. This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court of Western Nigeria holden at Oshogbo, which allowed the appeal of the defendant against the judgment of the President of the Ilesha Grade A Customary Court. The plaintiff’s claim before that court…