Alhaji Kawule Abubakar & Ors V. Jos Metropolitan Development Board & Anor (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE, J.C.A.  By a motion on notice dated 30th May, 1997 filed in the registry of this court on 2nd June, 1997, the applicants prayed for the following orders: “1. directing the respondents to rebuild and restore to…

First Bank of Nigeria Plc. V. Chief M. A. Akande & Ors. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MUHAMMAD, J.C.A.  This is an appeal by the Defendant/Appellant against the judgment of Ade Alabi, J. sitting at the Lagos High Court, delivered on the 4th day of December, 1992 which granted all the reliefs sought by the…

Alh. Abdul Waheed Ahmed V. Trade Bank of Nigeria Plc (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.C.A. The appellant in this appeal was one of the customers of the respondent Bank at its Ilorin branch in Kwara State. By a letter dated 8th August, 1991, the appellant applied for a short term loan of N500,000.00…

Samuel Abolarin V. Chairman Rent Tribunal No.3 Lugard Hall, Kaduna & Ors (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGE, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the judgment of Yahaya J. delivered on 14/2/91 in Suit No. KDH/KAD/231M/90. This case originated from the Kaduna Rent Tribunal No.3 presided over by the 1st respondent. The 2nd respondent (later…

African Continental Bank Plc. V. Haston (Nigeria) Limited (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ACHIKE, J.C.A. The plaintiff a private limited liability company operates, at all material times, a current account with the defendant bank at Calabar. Plaintiff’s case is, that as customer of defendant bank, and by means of certain forged cheques, its account was…

Agro Millers Limited V. Continental Merchant Bank (Nigeria) Plc (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report MOHAMMED, J.C.A.  This is an appeal against the judgment of Dagara Mallam J. of the Kaduna State High Court of Justice delivered on 30/11/92. The respondent as plaintiff had filed an action under the undefended list at the lower court against…

Musa Dauda V. Magajiya Dan Asabe (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report OKUNOLA, J.C.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the Sharia Court of Appeal of Katsina State delivered on 23/11/95 wherein the Court dismissed the appeal by the present appellant against the earlier decision of the Upper Area Court Funtua which had quashed…

Gabriel C. Ideh V. Mr. D.O. Onyejese & Anor. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report IGE, J.C.A.  In the court below the respondents as plaintiffs took out a Writ of Summons against the appellant in suit No.AG/7/91 claiming in their 42 paragraphs Amended Statement of claim as follows:- “1. An order setting aside the spurious document…

Boniface Ezeadukwa V. Peter Maduka & Anor. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report TOBI J.C.A. The 1st respondent as applicant in the lower court filed a motion exparte under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules for leave to enforce his fundamental rights against the appellant, who was the 1st respondent in the Court and the 2nd…

Co-operative and Commerce Bank (Nigeria) Plc. V. Ogochukwu Okpala & Anor. (1997) LawGlobal-Hub Lead Judgment Report ACHIKE, J.C.A.  By originating summons taken out by the plaintiff/appellant it prayed the court for an order compelling the 2nd defendant/respondent not to release 1st defendant/respondent’s vehicles with registration numbers BD 1750 BC, a Mercedes Benz 911 truck and…