Nwakobi Anachuna & Ors. Vs Eugene N. Nzekwu & Anor (1961) LLJR-SC
Nwakobi Anachuna & Ors. Vs Eugene N. Nzekwu & Anor (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, F.J This appeal is from the judgment given in two consolidated suits (0/25/58 and 0/32/58) on the 12th May, 1960, by Betuel, J., at Onitsha, in the High Court of the Eastern Region. They were cross-actions between the Ogbo […]
Omotayo Olatunji Vs A. Y. Ojikutu (1961) LLJR-SC
Omotayo Olatunji Vs A. Y. Ojikutu (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LORD MORRIS This is an appeal from a judgment of the Federal Supreme Court of Nigeria (Jibowu , Nageon de Lestang and Hubbard F.JJ.) of the 23rd February, 1957, allowing an appeal by the respondent (who was the plaintiff in the original proceedings) and […]
Giremabe Chimora Vs Bornu Native Authority (1961) LLJR-SC
Giremabe Chimora Vs Bornu Native Authority (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report HURLEY, C.J.N.R The appellant was tried in the Court of the Shehu of Bornu on a charge of beating one Yerwama to death with a stick and was convicted of culpable homicide punishable with death and sentenced to death. His appeal to the High […]
Ogunremi Michael Vs The Queen (1961) LLJR-SC
Ogunremi Michael Vs The Queen (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, AG. C.J.F The appellant was charged in the High Court of the Western Region on an information alleging Rape contrary to section 229 of the Criminal Code. After all the evidence had been heard defending counsel in his closing address pointed out that s. […]
John Agagariga Itule Vs The Queen (1961) LLJR-SC
John Agagariga Itule Vs The Queen (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, C.J.F The appellant was convicted in the High Court of the Western Region of the murder of one Ayiwe Ofiawe, who lived in the same compound as himself and was in some way related to him. The medical evidence made it clear that […]
Egbe Rufus Vs The Queen (1961) LLJR-SC
Egbe Rufus Vs The Queen (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report HURLEY, C.J.N.R The appellant was convicted of the murder of his wife. We dismissed his appeal on 9th August, 1961, and the following are our reasons. The deceased’s death was the result of a deep cut on her neck which could have been caused by […]
Filani Tambaya Vs Bornu Native Authority (1961) LLJR-SC
Filani Tambaya Vs Bornu Native Authority (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report HURLEY, C.J. N.R. We dismissed this appeal on 7th August, 1961, for the following reasons:– The appeal was argued on the ground, raised for the first time in this Court and raised by learned Counsel for the appellant as a ground additional to those […]
Clark Ejuren Vs Commissioner Of Police (1961) LLJR-SC
Clark Ejuren Vs Commissioner Of Police (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report HURLEY, C.J., N.R. The appellant was tried in the Magistrate’s Court, Sapele, of stealing £5, the property of Eruana Onator and also of another offence. On appeal to the High Court, he was acquitted of the second offence, but the conviction for stealing was […]
Mukete Victor & Ors Vs N.b.c (1961) LLJR-SC
Mukete Victor & Ors Vs N.b.c (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, AG. C.J.F This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court of the Southern Cameroons dismissing the claims of the plaintiffs Victor Mukete, John Mukete and Chief Abel Mukete in three consolidated actions for damages for defamation. The defamation complained of […]
S. O. Nwabuoku V Ottih P. N. (1961) LLJR-SC
S. O. Nwabuoku V Ottih P. N. (1961) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.F This is an appeal against the judgment of Sanisbury, J. sitting in the Southern Cameroons, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for an account of the rent collected by the defendant from June 1955 to July 1960, at £7 per month as the […]