Judgements Categories: Court of Appeal

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] AMADU TEA V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE COURT OF APPEAL (NORTH) 18TH JANUARY, 1963 APPEAL NO. K/45 CN 1961 3PLR/1963/113 (CA-N) OTHER CITATIONS   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: HURLEY, C.J. BATE, J.,   MAIN ISSUES Criminal Law Procedure-Bail-Surety-Forfeiture of bond-Bond not exhibited – Whether forfeiture proved – Recovery of penalty – Imprisonment when lawful- Criminal Procedure Code ss. 304, 354.   CASE REFERRED TO: McGarry, 30 Cr. App. R. 187.   LAW […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] AGOMA ACHAJI AND OTHERS V. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE COUR OF APPEAL JANUARY 18, 1963 JOS-CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. JD/78CA/1962] 3PLR/1963/19 (CA-E)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: HURLEY, C.J. J.A. SMITH, S.P.J.­   MAIN ISSUES   APPEAL-criminal appeal-interlocutory appeal-appeal from decision allowing prosecutor to address in reply-Con­stitution of Northern Nigeria, s. 52 (5). CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-addresses prosecutor’s right of reply­ accused giving evidence but calling no witnesses-Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 191 (1) (b), 194(1), […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ADIKUN OKE V. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE WEST AFRICAN COURT OF APPEAL, NIGERIA LAGOS, 23RD NOVEMBER, 3PLR/1954/2 (WACA) CITATIONS 1954 14 W.A.C.A 645     BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: FOSTER-SUTTON, P. DE COMARMOND, AG. C.J. (NIGERIA) COUSSEY, J.A. JIBOWU, AG. S.P.J. (NIGERIA), AND ABBOTT, J.   REPRESENTATION E. C. David for Appellant. A. Williams for Respondent.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE:- Stealing, contrary to section 390 of the Criminal Code […]

  POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097]   ADEYINKA OYEKAN AND OTHERS V. MUSENDIKU ADELE [PRIVY COUNCIL.] ON APPEAL FROM THE WEST AFRICAN COURT OF APPEAL (LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION). 1957 June 26. [1957] 3PLR/1957/12 (SC)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: EARL JOWITT LORD COHEN, and LORD DENNING.   MAIN ISSUES LAND LAW GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW West Africa (Nigeria) – Land – Treaty of cession – Lagos – Grant of Iga Idunganran (royal palace) to Oba Docemo, […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] ADEBIYI MAJEKODUNMI V. THE QUEEN WEST AFRICAN COURT OF APPEAL LAGOS, 5TH MAY, 1952 3PLR/1952/1 (WACA)   CITATIONS (1952) 14 W.A.C.A. 64 69   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: FOSTER-SUTTON, P. DE COMARMOND, AG. C. J. (NIGERIA), AND COUSSEY, J.A.   REPRESENTATION R. A. Williams for Appellant. Egbuna, Crown Counsel, for the Crown.   MAIN ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW:- Conspiracy – Outsider conspiring with Post Office employees to tamper with postal matter – […]

POLICY, PRACTICE AND PUBLISHING, LAW REPORTS  3PLR [PDF copy of this judgment can be sent to your email for N300 only. Just order through lawnigeria@gmail.com and info@lawnigeria.com or text 07067102097] THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. LAMPLOUGH  IN THE COURT OF APPEAL 1877 JUNE 18. (1878) 3 EX D 214 1878 JAN. 23. 3PLR/1878/4 (CH.D-E)   BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: HUDDLESTON CLEASBY, BB. KELLY, C.B. BRAMWELL BRETT and COTTON L.JJ.   REPRESENTATION Solicitor for the Crown – Solicitor of Inland Revenue. Solicitors for defendant – Crouch & Spencer   MAIN ISSUES INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE – Statute – Repeal of part – Effect of […]