MAMMUD MOHAMMED, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The respondent in this appeal as the plaintiff had sued the appellant and one other as defendants before the High Court of Justice Kano claiming among others the following reliefs:-
"(i) The refund of the sum of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) paid by the plaintiff to the defendants as deposit for the supply of hides and skin (goats and rams).
(ii) The sum of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) as general damages.
(iii) The sum of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira as demurrage)
(iv) 10% court interest
(v) Costs.
The writ of summons was dated 28th November, 1990 and the case before Tijjani Abdullahi J. (as he then was) for hearing and determination. While the case was pending before Tijjani Abdullahi J., the appellant on 4th February, 1991 brought a motion on notice to strike out the respondent's action for want of jurisdiction by the trial Kano High Court. In a considered ruling delivered on 5th March, 1991, the trial J…