HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division delivered on 18th February, 2010 coram: Abba-Aji, Aboki and Lokulo-S9dipe, JJCA wherein the court below allowed the Respondents' appeal and set aside the judgment of the trial court delivered on 25th October, 2005.
By the judgment of the learned trial court, coram Husseini Mukhtar J., the Respondents were ordered to pay the Appellant the sum of N186, 365, 852. 99 as per the Appellant's claim filed under the Undefended List.
The facts that led to this appeal are as follows:
The Appellant entered into a contract of supply with the 1st Respondent.
The subject of the contract of supply was that the Appellant would supply to the said 1t Respondent four (4) Princess Cruise Boats. According to paragraph 8 of the claim, "most of the negotiations of the contract" between the parties, took place in Abuja. Eventually, negotiations were concluded and the con…