Broad Bank Of Nig. Ltd. V. S. Olayiwola & Sons Ltd. & Anor (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PATS-ACHOLONU, J.S.C. The appellant had instituted an action by writ of summons against the respondents who lives outside the jurisdiction of Lagos State and on the same day filed an ex-parte application praying for leave of…

Emmanuel Olamide Larmie V. Data Processing Maintenance & Services Ltd (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report W.S.N. ONNOGHEN, J.S.C. The appellant instituted an action against the respondent in the High Court of Lagos State claiming the following reliefs in paragraph 27 of the statement of claim: “27. In view of the defendant’s aforesaid breaches more…

Alsthom S. A. & Anor. V. Chief Dr. Olusola Saraki (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EJIWUNMI, J.S.C. This is an appeal and cross-appeal against the majority judgment of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos (Coram:- Sulu-Gambari, Kalgo, JJCA, as they were then) delivered on the 11th day of August,…

Dodo Dabo V. Alhaji Ikira Abdullahi (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report ONU, J.S.C. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Kaduna division of the Court of Appeal (Coram: Isa Ayo Salami, Victor A. O. Omage and Joseph J. Umoren, JJ.C.A.) delivered on the 5th of December, 2000 in Appeal No. CA/K10/99 wherein…

Obasi Brothers Merchant Company Ltd. V Merchant Bank Of Africa Securities Ltd (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report PATS-ACHOLONU, J.S.C. This is an action commenced by the appellant (plaintiff) in which it claimed the sum of N5,040,500.00 (five million, forty thousand, five hundred naira) being the total amount due to the appellant for the 4040…

Omega Bank Nigeria Plc V. O. B. C. Limited (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report MUSDAPHER, J.S.C. In the High Court of Justice of Ondo State, in the Akure Judicial Division and in suit No. AK/305/94, the plaintiff as per paragraph 94 of its amended statement of claim claimed against the defendant as follows:- “94.…

S.O. Utuks & Ors. V. Nigerian Ports Authority (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE J.S.C. The appellants were the plaintiffs before the High Court of Lagos State in suit No.LD/182/92 wherein they, for themselves and on behalf of the retrenched staff of the respondent authority sued the latter in respect of their right to…

International Messengers (Nig.) Ltd. V. Pegofor Industries Limited (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE, J.S.C. The respondent and appellant were respectively plaintiff and defendant before the Onitsha High Court in suit No. 0/31/92. The plaintiff, a company engaged in the manufacture of industrial gas had a chemical plant in Onitsha which was installed by…

John I. Ogbu V. Best Wokoma (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report AKINTAN, J.S.C. The appellant as plaintiff commenced this action at Port Harcourt High Court in 1982 as suit No. PHC/272/82 against the respondent as defendant. The claim was in respect of a dispute arising over the ownership of a house at 185 Ikwerre…

Kano Ile Printers Ltd. V. Gloede And Hoff (Nigeria) Ltd. (2005) LAWGLOBAL HUB Lead Judgment Report EDOZIE, J.S.C. Apart from the objection to the competency of this appeal, the narrow and the only issue canvassed in the appeal relates to the fairness of the trial in the court of first instance being the Kano High…