Chief Eke Oja & Ors V. Chief Kanu Ukpai (1954) LJR-WACA

Chief Eke Oja & Ors V. Chief Kanu Ukpai (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Inter-Tribal Boundaries Settlement Ordinance (Cap. 95)—Tribes in adjoining provinces—Resident of one province reviewing inquiries in two provinces. Estoppel and res judicata—Decision that there is no boundary dispute betweentribes. Facts Section 3 of the Ordinance provides […]

J. T. Ogunsanya & Anor V. Arab Brothers Limited (1952) LJR-WACA

J. T. Ogunsanya & Anor V. Arab Brothers Limited (1952) Landlord and Tenant—Town Council Notice to demolish—refusing to quit—Landlord demolishing without Court order to evict—Increase of Rent (Restriction) Ordinance, sections 12 and 13 (1) (a), and second Schedule, Para. (g). Facts In the Court below the plaintiffs sued the defendants, who were their landlords, for […]

Comfort Ogunkoya & Ors V. J. E. Peter (1954) LJR-WACA

Comfort Ogunkoya & Ors V. J. E. Peter (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Damages—Onus on plaintiff to furnish facts in case under Fatal Accidents Act.Appeals in Civil Cases—Damages—Test of intervention on appeal. NOTE on Appeal No. 206/1953. In a claim for damages under the Fatal Accidents Act the plaintiff […]

Emmanuel Ogundipe & Ors V. The Queen (1954) LJR-WACA

Emmanuel Ogundipe & Ors V. The Queen (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Code, section 422—” By deceit or fraudulent means ” affect entiresection. Facts The appellants, who were in a position to influence members of a union of labourers, demanded from contractors higher rates than had been usual; […]

Joseph Ogunbayode Ogundipe V. The Queen (1954) LJR-WACA

Joseph Ogunbayode Ogundipe V. The Queen (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law and Procedure—Trial for murder—Victim’s body not found—Concerted attack—Criminal Code, sections 8 and 316—Evident affecting eachaccused—Case of murder or nothing—Question of manslaughter—Question of“accomplice vel non ” left to jury—Direction on corroboration.Evidence—Accomplice—Corroboration—Evidence Ordinance, section 177 (1). Facts The […]

Ogu Ofor V. Ekwuti Ofor (1955) LJR-WACA

Ogu Ofor V. Ekwuti Ofor (1955) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Common intention—Section 8 of the Criminal Code—distinguished from common object. Facts The facts are fully set out in the Judgment. The question raised was on the interpretation of section 8 of the Criminal Code, which reads as follows :—= […]

Laleye Oeyumi V. Lieutenant-governor, Western Region & Anor (1954) LJR-WACA

Laleye Oeyumi V. Lieutenant-governor, Western Region & Anor (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Native Authority Ordinance (Cap. 140)—Section 30 (2) and (3)—Order thereunder administrative—Not challengeable in Court. Facts The text of the above section 30 (2) and (3) is given in the judgment infra.Briefly, sub-section (2) enables a native […]

Odunuwe & Ors V. Uduaga Of Isheagu (1952) LJR-WACA

Odunuwe & Ors V. Uduaga Of Isheagu (1952) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Jurisdiction—Native Court—Claim for trespass—Claim for injunction within jurisdiction—Claim for damages of amount beyond jurisdiction. Facts The respondent as plaintiff in the Native Court sued claiming (1) an injunction to restrain trespass on a stream, and (2) £100 […]

Udo Ndo V. The Queen (1953) LJR-WACA

Udo Ndo V. The Queen (1953) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Confession of murder—Circumstantial corroboration—Killing an escaping burglar. Facts The body of-the deceased was found about a quarter of a mile from the house of the accused; it had a number of severe wounds, and the accused said in […]

Peter Obiyomi V. E. A. Joloko (1954) LJR-WACA

Peter Obiyomi V. E. A. Joloko (1954) LawGlobal Hub Judgment Report – West African Court of Appeal Criminal Law—Criminal Procedure Ordinance, sections 2 and 63: “ summary conviction offence”—Perjury a felony under section 118 ofthe Criminal Code—Private prosecution for perjury—Defendant consenting to summary trial—Whether time limit ofsix months applies. Facts A Magistrate of the first […]