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QUORUM CONSORTIUM LTD

(2009) JELR 56373 (SC)

Supreme Court 3 Apr 2009 Nigeria
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- Plaintiff (Quorum Consortium Ltd) sued the defendants (Abia State Transport Corp. and associated government parties) in the Plateau State High Court, claiming $200,000 for consultancy services under the undefended list procedure; the clai

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Suit Number:SC. 121/2003
Judges:ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU JSC (Presided) ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR JSC PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI JSC CHRISTOPHER M. CHUKWUMA-ENEH JSC
Counsel:Chief Okey Amechi, Hon. Attorney-General, Abia State (with him, -*- C. U. Okoroafor Esq; (D.D);Emenike Okoro Esq; (C.S.C) and Nkiru Akinola (Mrs.) (A.C.S.C)) - for the Appellants. C -*- G. S. Pwul Esq - for the Respondent.

ONNOGHEN JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal holden at Jos, in appeal No.CA/J/322/98 delivered on 7 November 2002, dismissing the appeal of the appellant against the decision of the High Court of Plateau State in suit No. PLD/J153/95 holden at Jos delivered on 29 May 1995 under the undefended list procedure. From the records the respondent was a business consultant based in Jos whose services was engaged by the 2nd appellant in July 1992 for the procurement of foreign aid from the Japanese Government to enable the 2nd appellantimport some vehicles and spare parts for useby the1st appellant as evidenced in exhibitA attached to the affidavit in support of the application for the issue of a writ under the undefended list. It is thecase of the respondent, that it rendered the service in Jos and by delivery note dated 18 September 1992, the 2nd appellant through its agent collected the original copy of the Japanese Aid approva…

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