JAURO JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Lagos State High Court, coram. Shitta-Bey, J. delivered on 22 April 1999 in suit No. LD/3772/95. In the said ruling, the lower court rejected a document sought to be tendered in evidence by the defendant now appellant. Simply put, and briefly stated, the background facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows: The respondent as plaintiff instituted the action at the lower court for damages and declarative reliefs that his dismissal from the appellant’s employment was unconstitutional, null and void. The suit was commenced in 1995 at the Lagos division of the High Court of Lagos State. Trial commenced in earnest and the respondent was led in evidence by his counsel. In the course of cross-examination on 18 February 1998, the respondent was confronted with a document dated 29 September 1993, alleged to have been made by him. The respondent denied making the statement in the document, though he s…
CHEVRON (NIG.) LTD
V.
ADERIBIGBE
(2011) JELR 57205 (CA)
Court of Appeal 28 Feb 2011 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The respondent (plaintiff) sued the appellant (defendant/employer) in the Lagos High Court for declaratory reliefs and damages over allegedly unconstitutional dismissal from employment; during trial, the appellant sought to tender a docum
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/L/76/04
Judges:IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA JCA (Presided) ADAMU JAURO JCA (Read the Lead Judgment) RITA NOSAKHARE PEMU JCA
Counsel:Mr. Ladipo Soetan (with him, Hussainatu B. Ore (Miss)) - for the Appellant.
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Mr. Gani Bello - for the Respondent .
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