K. O. Sosan V. H.F.P. Engineering (Nigeria) Ltd. (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MORONKEJI OMOTAYO ONALAJA, J.C.A. The plaintiff now appellant in this judgment issued a writ against the defendant henceforth referred to in this judgment as respondent. After service of the writ of summons on respondent, pleadings were delivered exchanged and amended. In accordance…

Daniel Okweji V. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS ACHOLONU, J.C.A.  The Appellant was convicted of an offence under Section 1(a) of the Advance Free Fraud and Other related offences contrary Act No.13 of 1995 in that he defrauded the prosecutor Ifesinachi Industries Ltd. to the tune of N60000.00…

G.O.C. Onuegbu V. Veronica N. Okafor (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice of Anambra State sitting at Ogidi and delivered by Izuako J, on 3-7-2001. The respondent in this appeal was the plaintiff at the trial court and had instituted…

Lovina Ifeoma Ebe V. Edwin Ebe (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SULE AREMU OLAGUNJU, J.C.A.  The appeal is from the decision of Nebo, J., of the Enugu Judicial Division of the Enugu State High Court in which the divorce petition filed by the respondent before this court as the husband of the appellant herein praying…

James Nwannukwu Kerri V. Ezunaka Brothers Enterprises Limited & Ors. (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report JOHN AFOLABI FABIYI, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the ruling handed out by Nwizu, J., sitting at the High Court of Justice, Onitsha in Anambra State of Nigeria on 6th March, 2002. In the said ruling, the learned trial…

Rasaq Oluwafemi Akano V. First Bank of Nigeria Plc & Anor (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report VICTOR AIMEPOMO OYELEYE OMAGE, J.C.A.  This is the background facts of this appeal. The predecessor of the appellant in the court below was the defendant at the hearing which held at the High Court Oyo State, it held in…

Alhaji Muniru Aisa Animashaun & Ors. V. Saliu Aina Arupe & Ors. (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report A. OGUNTADE, J.C.A.  The appellants were the plaintiffs in Suit No.ID/1536/88 before the Ikeja High Court; and the respondents were the defendants. The parties are hereinafter described by the same descriptions they bore before the lower court. The…

Chief Claude Diete-amange & Ors V. Sylvester Mange-pege & Ors (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MICHAEL EYARUOMA AKPIROROH, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of the Rivers State High Court sitting at Bori, delivered on 16th July, 1990. The Plaintiffs who are the respondents in this appeal claimed from the defendants (appellants) in…

Castles & Cubicles Ltd. V. Altimate Investments Ltd. (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report SIMEON OSUJI EKPE, J.C.A. The claim of the plaintiff as endorsed on the writ of summons against the defendant is as follows:- “(1) The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant is in the sum of N517,877.57k (five hundred and seventeen thousand, eight hundred…

African International Bank Ltd. V.lee & Tee Industries Ltd. & Anor (2003) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report AMINA ADAMU AUGIE, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the judgment of Dorubo Narebor, J. in suit No. W/220/90, delivered on the 19th of September, 1996. The appellant was the defendant before the High Court in Warri and the…