Gulab (Nigeria) Ltd V Sachdeva (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AJEGBO JSC  In an action before the High Court of Lagos the plaintiff claimed the sum of £912-6s-5d” being an amount due from the defendants as acceptors of bills of exchange for £500 and £375 dated 2nd August, 1962 and 3rd August, 1962 respectively drawn…

Chukwu Obaji V The State (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PER ADEMOLA JSC The appellant was convicted in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria on a charge of murder and sentenced to death. From that conviction he has appealed to this Court. The defence which was raised on behalf of the appellant In the High…

Chief Reece Edukugho V Jemide Awani (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA JSC This is an appeal by Chief Reece Edukugho who claimed that on the 3rd February, 1964 he was elected for the Warri South West Constituency in a three cornered contest at the election to the House of Assembly of the Mid-West Region.…

Duru V Inspector-general Of Police (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN JSC  The appellant was prosecuted for an offence under section 225A (1)(a) of the Criminal Code, which provides that- “Every male person who (a) knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution … shall be liable to imprisonment for two years.”…

Toepher Inc. Of New York V Edokpolor (Trading As John Edokpolor & Sons) (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN JSC The plaintiffs (now appellants) began an action in the High Court of the Mid- Western Region (B/39/64)- ‘for the sum of £2,142-0s-0d being total award made on 4th January, 1960 against the defendant in favour…

Mutual Aid Society Ltd V Akerele (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PER IDIGBE JSC This suit began in the Ijebu Ife Native Court and at last was heard by A. Desalu, Esq., a senior magistrate, at Ijebu-Ode. Samuel Odufale was suing both for himself and a number of others living at Araromi near Ogbere in…

Attorney-general Of The Federation V Chandrai & Anor (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA JSC  This is an appeal by the Attorney-General of the Federation against the acquittal of the two respondents who were charged in the High Court of Western Region holden at Ikeja under section 145(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act,…

Layiwola & Anor V Bello & 2 Ors (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ONYEAMA JSC  This appeal is limited only to the question of the assessment and the quantum of damages awarded to the dependents of a deceased who was killed in a fatal motor car accident on 6th July, 1959. The dependents are his…

Chief Obaseki V African Continental Bank Ltd. & Anor (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BAIRAMIAN JSC  The plaintiff (above appellant) sued the Bank and the auctioneer who conducted the sale on the Bank’s behalf, for specific performance and damages on the ground that the Bank refused to execute a conveyance; the High Court dismissed his…

Ugugua Ukwa & Ors V Awka Local Council & Ors (1965) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report PER ONYEAMA JSC  This is an appeal from the judgment of Betuel, J. in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria at Onitsha dismissing the claim of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs, who are the appellants and represent the people of Ezi-Awka,…