ASAKA
V.
RAMINKURA & 2 ORS

(2014) JELR 36624 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 Jan 2014 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against the final judgment of the Kaduna State High Court in a property dispute case. - The appellant claimed that a contract for the sale of a property was still valid and that the respondent could not rescind the contr

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Suit Number:CA/K/249/2007
Judges:DALHATU ADAMU, JCA ABDU ABOKI, JCA ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA
Counsel:O.I. Habeeb Esq. For the Appellant; Chief Chris A. Ekhasemomhe for the 1st and 3rd Respondents; Dennis Usman Esq., for the 2nd respondent.
Location:Kaduna

ITA GEORGE MBABA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the final judgment of Kaduna State High Court in suit No. KDH/KAD/114/2005, delivered by Hon. Justice T. Zailani on 22/5/2006, wherein the learned trial Court dismissed the claims of the Plaintiff (Appellant herein) and granted the Counter-claim of the Defendants (1st Respondent herein), in part.

Appellant's claim in the Court below, as per the writ of summons, filed on 17/2/2005 and the statement of claim was for:

"(a) A declaration that the contract between the plaintiff and the first Defendant for the sale of the property known called and described as plot No. 3 Fabson close, Tudun Wada, Kaduna is still valid and subsisting.

(b) A declaration that the 1st Defendant cannot rescind the contract for the sale of property known, called and described as Plot No. 3 Fabson Close, Tudun Wada, Kaduna he entered into with the plaintiff while the plaintiff has sufficiently paid for the said property and/or while…

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