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ANYAFULU
V.
AGAZIE

(2004) JELR 48763 (CA)

Court of Appeal 7 Dec 2004 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/E/169/2001
Judges:SULEIMAN GALADIMA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH JEREMIAH UMOREN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JA’AFARU MIKA’ILU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:A. N. Anyamene, SAN For Appellant Respondent not represented by counsel For Respondent
Other Citations:Anyafulu v. Agazie (2005) 3 NWLR (Pt.912)416

UMOREN, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court of Justice, Enugu by Agbatah, J. in suit E/100/95 dated 17th April, 2000.

The facts that gave rise to this appeal are as culled from the only brief filed and on which the appeal was heard.

On 24th February, 1995 the plaintiff, a tenant, instituted suit No. E/100/95 against the defendant her landlord claiming N100,000.00 special and general damages for obstructing her use and enjoyment of a room in the landlord's premises situate at 30, Nike Road, Abakpa Nike, let to the plaintiff where she ran the business of a hair salon, and injunction against further interference.

The background to this suit is that the said landlord sued the tenant for possession of the said room in the Magistrate's Court which suit is now before this court as appeal No.CA/E/170/2001 and being impatient with the pace of court proceeding decided to annoy her out of the room by digging two holes in the room and d…

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