O. Arabambi V. Advance Beverages Industries Limited (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR, JSC In its further amended statement of claim before the Lagos High Court the respondent who was then the plaintiff claimed the following damages:- “PARTICULARS OF SPECIAL DAMAGES FIXED ASSETS: DM N Plant ant Machinery 5,473,380 (DM 1 N4.06)…

Alhaji Aminu Ishola V. Union Bank Of Nigeria Limited (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report KALGO, J.S.C.  The action giving rise to this appeal arose as a result of a banker-customer relationship between the parties. The appellant, who was the managing director of a business in the name of Salawal Motor House, maintained a business…

M.T. Mamman V. A.A. Salaudeen (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report W.S.N. ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal delivered on 9th May, 2000. The respondent is a customer of Trade Bank Plc., Kaduna Branch, where the appellant was a senior banker. Respondent, in…

E.O Falola V. Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report U.A. KALGO, JSC The appellant who was the plaintiff in the trial court claimed against the defendant now respondent as per paragraph 20 of the Statement of Claim, the following reliefs:- (i) An order compelling the Defendants to pay to the…

Owunari Long-john & Ors. V. Chief Crawford N. Blakk & Ors (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNTADE, J.S.C. The respondents were the plaintiffs before the Port-Harcourt High Court where they claimed against the 1st set of appellants as the defendants for: The respondents brought the suit as the representatives of Dokuboye Ekine, Orubioyo Akapana…

Chief Crawford N. Blakk V. Owunari Long-john (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report OGUNTADE, J.S.C. The respondents were the plaintiffs before the Port-Harcourt High Court where they claimed against the 1st set of appellants as the defendants for: The respondents brought the suit as the representatives of Dokuboye Ekine, Orubioyo Akapana and Pokiye Fubara families…

Neka B.V. Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Vs African Continental Bank Ltd (2004) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report C. PATS ACHOLONU, JSC. The Appellants as Plaintiffs had obtained a loan from the Nigerian Building Society by using the title deeds of two of their Directors as collateral. The Respondents as defendants redeemed the loan facility hitherto granted…

Patrick Izuagbe Okolo & Anor. V.union Bank Of Nigeria Limited (2004) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report TOBI, J.S.C. This appeal concerns bank/customer relationship. The appellants are the customers. The respondent is the bank. The case of the appellants is that the respondent failed to comply with foreign exchange transactions involving the transfer abroad timeously of…

Friday Aiguoreghian Vs The State (2004) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report U. ONU, JSC The 1st and 2nd Appellants were the 1st and 2nd of three persons jointly arraigned before the High Court of the Benin Judicial Division of Edo State holden at Benin City (per Joan Aiwerioghene, J.) on an information of murder punishable…

Chief Aqua Edem Archibong & Ors. V. Chief Asuquo Itong Ita & Ors (2004) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report TOBI, J.S.C. This is a representative action. It is between two communities in Cross River State. Ikot Iwang is one. The other is Ifiang Nsung and Ifiang Oyong. They share one name in common. It is…