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AMADI & ORS
V.
ESSIEN

(1993) JELR 43234 (CA)

Court of Appeal 6 Dec 1993 Nigeria
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- The respondent, an engineer, claimed damages against the appellants for disconnecting his electricity supply and causing damage to his property and business. - The evidence presented by the respondent included incidents of fighting and da

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Suit Number:CA/E/67/92
Judges:OKAY ACHIKE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria NIKI TOBI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria SUNDAY AKINOLA AKINTAN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:C. Onyegulli Nwankwo For Appellant A. Ekong Bassey For Respondent
Other Citations:(1994) 3 NWLR (Pt. 332) 296, Amadi v. Essien [1994] 7 NWLR (Pt. 354), (1994) 7 NWLR (Pt. 354) 91

NIKI TOBI, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): The respondent, an engineer by profession, as plaintiff claimed against the appellants as defendants in the court below, jointly and severally for:

"(A) Payment of one million naira by the defendants to the plaintiff for damages for the plaintiff's generators, wires, metres, plates, assorted drinks, tables, light accessories, and for the confusion, embarrassment, tumults and insults exhibited to the plaintiff's customers, the entire public and the dispute caused to the plaintiffs restaurants/clubs at No. 13 Obia Oko Street, off NEPA line, Uyo by the defendants on or about February, 1985 to the plaintiff in the eyes of witnesses and Nigerian (sic) police officials.

(B) An order for the defendants to immediately install metre and supply electricity to the plaintiff's restaurant/club at No. 13 Obia Oko Street, off NEPA line, Uyo in which the defendants disconnected unjustifiably and for which the plaintiff's landlord paid for as and when du…

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