Mahammadu Bello V The State (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. The appellant was at the High Court Maiduguri, convicted of culpable homicide punishable with death under section 221 of the Penal Code. The case against him was that on or about the 4th day of March, 1967, at Garga Village, in Damaturu District…

Jamil Tannous V U.k. Kirpalani And Anor (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER,J.S.C.  The appellant was the plaintiff in a suit instituted at the Lagos Magistrate’s Court (No. 595211963, Jamil Tannous v.U.K. Kirpalani, etc.). The respondents were the defendants to the action. As expressed on his writ the plaintiff claimed against the defendants:- “the sum…

Messrs Wiedemann And Walters (Nig.) Ltd V Mojibola Oluwa And Ors (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. In suit No. LD/383/65 in the Lagos High Court Sowemino J., on the 31st day of March, 1966 gave judgment with costs for the plaintiff against the second defendant in terms that ‘the articles two EBA concrete…

Alhaji Wada Kusada V Sokoto Native Authority (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C. The plaintiff in suit No. K/114/1967 appealed to this court against the decision of Holden J. In the Kano High Court on the l0th of February, 1968 striking out the suit without costs and on the 27th of November, 1968 in…

Dr. C.k. Manuel V Joseph Edevu (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MADARIKAN, J.S.C. The respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff in the Lagos High Court (suit No. LD/540/1964) where he sued the defendant/appellant claiming £4,690: 14s. as special and general damages for injuries sustained by him on the 18th of November, 1962, when a…

Lawrence Gregorio Da Costa V Stella Omowale Ikomi (Married Woman For And On Behalf Of Herself And All The Other Children Of E.b. Ogunbayo (Deceased) (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report LEWIS, J.S.C.  On the 4th of April, 1966 Caxton-Martins J. in the Lagos High Court in suit LD/315/65 gave judgment with 80 guineas costs in…

Phillip Oladimeji And Anor V Madam Oshode And Anor (1968) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report COKER, J.S.C. The appellants who were the plaintiffs in the High Court of Lagos, suit No. LD/556/64, had sued the respondents who were the defendants claiming:- (a) Declaration of title to the piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being…

Albert Amadi Uzukwu Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report BREIT, Ag. C.J.F. The appellant was tried and convicted in the High Court of Eastern Nigeria on a charge of stealing the sum of #995’9710.5d contrary to section 390 (5) of the Criminal Code. After being committed for trial by the magistrate he had…

Okon Bassey Vs The Queen (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report DE LESTANG CJ The appellant was convicted in the High Court of the Eastern Region of Nigeria sitting at Calabar of the murder of a woman called Arit Ante Udeye., The facts leading up to the incident in which the deceased was killed may be…

Ogunte Kuma And Anor V Commissioner Of Police (1963) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TAYLOR JSC The appellants were charged with conspiracy to commit a felony to wit stealing on Count 1, and on Count 2 with stealing the sum of £100 the property of the Ezzikwo County Council contrary to sections 516 and 390 of…