F. F. TABAI, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court of Lagos the plaintiff who is the appellant, herein claimed against the defendant which is the respondent herein:
(a) A declaration that the termination of his appointment on the 5/7/90 was wrongful, illegal, null and void and therefore of no effect.
(b) A declaration that he (plaintiff) was still in the employ of the defendant/respondent company and as such he was entitled to his monthly salary(s) and allowances and an order to restore same from the 51h of July 1990 until he voluntarily retires from the service of the defendant company.
(c) That he (plaintiff) was entitled to the sum of N10,000,000.00 from the defendant/respondent as general and special damages with interest thereon at 21% banking rate till the said sum is paid.
The claim was filed on the 26th October 1990. Filed along with the writ of summons was a 12 paragraph Statement of Claim. The defendant/respondent filed an 11 paragraph statement of defen…