GODEIN
V.
EWOR

(2018) JELR 39066 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/PH/513/2013 · 11 May 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CORDELIA IFEOMA JOMBO-OFO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

learned trial judge

record of appeal

respondent

appeal

contempt proceedings

proceedings

16th may

27th june

alleged disobedience of his order

contempt

contempt charge

hard labour

learned counsel

15th april

18th june

suit no. ahc

trial court

bailiff of the lower court

committal of the appellant

issues

learned trial court

senior counsel

backgound facts

briefs of argument

case file

case stand

contempt ex-facie curiae

court of competent jurisdiction

final ruling of the high court of rivers state

first notice of appeal

following issues

following orders

foregoing orders

grounds of the notice

high court

hon. justice g. o. omereji

leading judgment

notices of appeal

order of the said court

order of this honourable court

purported impeachment proceedings

registry of the lower court

respect of the matters

return date

sets of issues

subject matter of the contemptuous act

suspension of the respondent

theophilus adetola awobokun

CORDELIA IFEOMA JOMBO-OFO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal emanated from the final ruling of the High Court of Rivers State (hereinafter to be known as the lower/trial Court) in suit No. AHC/75/2012, presided over by Hon. Justice G. O. Omereji, J. and delivered 16th May, 2013.

In the said ruling, the trial Court pursuant to an application by the respondent seeking committal of the appellant and 3 others, convicted and sentenced the appellant and the 3 others to a term of imprisonment of 3 (three) months with hard labour without an option of fine for allegedly flouting the order of the said Court made on 27th June, 2012. Aggrieved by his conviction and sentencing, the appellant filed two notices of appeal. The first notice of appeal was filed on 20th May, 2013, (see pages 318 320 of the record of appeal), while the second notice of appeal was filed 18th June, 2013.

BACKGOUND FACTS

The respondent was elected as the Vice Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Council…

GODEIN V. EWOR

GODEIN
V.
EWOR