Abolade Olatunji Coker V Lamidi Adeyemo & Anor (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN,J.S.C.  The plaintiffs’ writ in the High Court, Ibadan, was as follows:- “The plaintiffs’ claim against the defendant is for:- (1) The sum of £3,000 being special and general damages suffered by the plain-tiffs as a result of the trespass committed by…

Aderinola Adeyemi And 6 Ors V Alhaji Shittu Bamidele And Anor. (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, JSC. The appellants are the plaintiffs and the respondents the defendants in an action (Suit No. 1/118/63) tried by Ogunkeye, J. In the High Court, Ibadan. The writ of summons was endorsed as follows:- “The plaintiffs, the dependants…

Caleb Akintunde V Salami Oyedoyin And Anors (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS,J.S.C. The appellant in this appeal was substituted as defendant In Suit No. 1/79/59 where Oyemade J. In the Ibadan High Court on the 18th April 1962, gave judgment with costs for the plaintiffs as follows:- “Declaration of title according to native law…

Amachigh Korgba V The State (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT,J.S.C. The appellant was convicted in the High Court of Northern Nigeria by Hague J. sitting at Makurdi on a charge of committing mischief by fire, contrary to section 336 of the Penal Code. The property damaged was a shed belonging to Ignatius Ikoli Ugwu,…

Bawa Jibril V The State (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT,J.S.C. The appellant was convicted by Jones J. in the High Court of Northern Nigeria on a charge of culpable homicide punishable with death, and sentenced to death. Mr. J. A. Cole has found nothing to urge in support of the appeal against conviction and…

Musa Sadau Anor. Yaro V The State (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. Musa Sadau and Audu Yaro were tried by Wheeler, J. in the High Court, Kaduna, and convicted on various counts of the several charges laid against four persons who were originally charged and tried together. The case for the prosecution is…

Sunday Dabierin And Anor V The State (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BRETT,J.S.C. These are applications for leave to appeal against the judgment of Fakayode J. given on the 5th December, 1966, by which he upheld the conviction of the applicants by the magistrate, Ife on a charge of stealing three baskets of undried cocoa,…

Eyibodogha Egoro And Ors V Komani And Ors (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. This was an appeal from the ruling of Prest, Acting J. (as he then was) on the 10th November, 1965 in the Warri High Court, in regard to two actions, W/97/1956 and W/122/1956, which had been consolidated for hearing before…

Oladipo Maja V Leandro Stocco (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ADEMOLA, C.J.N.  The appellant in this case has appealed against the award of £1,000 general damages against him in the High Court of Lagos as well as other various sums of special damages also awarded with 150 guineas costs. Seven grounds of appeal were filed…

Nasr V. B. Beirut-riyad Nig. Bank Ltd.diab Nasr V Iberini (Beirut-riyad) (Nig.) Bank Limited. (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C.  The appellant was the plaintiff and the respondents the defendants in Lagos High Court Suit No. LD/571/66. The plaintiff had sued the defendants and his writ of summons was endorsed as follows- “The plaintiff…