EDOZIE, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The respondent Samuel Okeke was the plaintiff before the Markudi High Court in Suit No. MHC/57/89 which he instituted against the appellants as defendants. The action arose from a motor vehicle accident which occurred on or about the 3rd day of August 1988. On that day, the 1st appellant who was the driver of a Mercedes Benz Lorry 911 registered as PL 90 SA belonging to the 2nd appellant had the vehicle loaded with bags of beans and was heading from Jos to Onitsha. On getting to Aliade in Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State, the vehicle veered off the tarred road and ran uncontrollably to crash into a house at No 7 Oturkpo Road belonging to the respondent which was about one hundred metres from the tarred road. The impact caused extensive damage to the respondent's house by destroying four of its rooms rented by tenants for commercial purposes. An agreement was reached between the respondent and the 2nd appellant for the rebuild…
AUDU & ANOR.
V.
OKEKE
(1998) JELR 45587 (CA)
Court of Appeal 11 Feb 1998 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/J/66/96
Judges:GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
DENNIS ONYEJIFE EDOZIE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
OKWUCHUKWU OPENE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:A. Olatunde Esq. For Appellant
Respondent absent and unrepresented For Respondent
Other Citations:Audu v. Okeke (1998) 3 NWLR (Pt.542)
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