Ted Kayode Adams V Director Of Public Prosecutions Of The Federation (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. The appellant was tried in the High Court of Lagos on a complaint (put briefly) that on the 8th June, 1965 at the University of Lagos, Surulere, with intent unlawfully to kill Dr Saburi Biobaku, he stabbed…

Assad Sabbagh & Naman Sabbagh (Trading As Sabbagh Bros.) V Bank Of West Africa Ltd (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN, J.S.C. In the Lagos High Court Suit No. 301/62 the Bank obtained judgment for (a) £3,932-11s-3d as the sum due on the defendants’ overdraft account (b) interest at 10 per cent from 30th May,…

Estate Of Lawrence A Cardoso V Estate Of John St. Matthew Daniel (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C.  This is an appeal and cross-appeal against the decision of the High Court of Western Nigeria on an originating summons taken out by the Minister of Lagos Affairs to determine the person or persons to whom…

Erinosho Marion Obimonure V Ojumoola And Anor (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. This appeal turns on a point of jurisdiction. The appellant sued in the Egba Grade A Customary Court and obtained judgment for a declaration of title and possession. The respondents gave notice of appeal to the High Court and showed the…

Raji Akano And Anor V Allah Yisau Ajuwon (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN J.S.C. In the Ibadan Suit No. 26/59 the plaintiff claimed a declaration of title to a piece of land at Mokola, lbadan, and an injunction. Taylor, J., (as he then was) gave him judgement on 28 September, 1959 for both; the…

Joshua Adekanbi V Attorney.general Of Western Nigeria (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. The appellant was convicted of making a number of counterfeit silver coins contrary to section 147 of the Criminal Code of the Federation, and sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labour. On the 3rd February, 1966, we set aside the…

Alban Pharmacy Limited V Sterling Products International Inc (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA,C.J.N.  This is an appeal from the judgment of Adefarasin J. delivered in the High Court of Lagos on 15th September, 1965. The appellants, a firm known as Sterling Products International Incorporated operating in Nigeria with its parent company in Broadway, New…

Alhaji Haruna Kassim V Hermann Ebert (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N. The defendant has appealed to this Court against the judgment of Bello, Acting Judge in the High Court of Northern Region, for the sum of £1,873-12s-6d, and £7-3s-0d costs entered against him for goods sold and delivered. The issue argued on appeal…

Yesufu Babajide V Akitoye Aisa And Anor (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA, J.S.C. The plaintiff, Yesufu Babajide, claimed against the defendants a declaration of title to an area of land; the writ was issued from the High Court at lbadan on the 29th of December, 1960. On the 20th of February, 1961, the court…

Bisi Sadiku Alese V Ibitoyi Saromi (1966) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the decision of Delumo J. in the High Court of Western Nigeria striking out an appeal for want of jurisdiction. The claim was brought in the Ijebu-Ode Grade C Customary Court, and after alleging that the defendant…