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CHUKWU
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OKOH

(2016) JELR 40890 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Dec 2016 Nigeria
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- The respondent, as plaintiff, sued the appellant (his cousin) in the High Court of Enugu State, seeking account and recovery of properties allegedly belonging to his late father’s estate, claiming the appellant, without authority, managed

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Suit Number:CA/E/379/2009
Judges:TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU JCA JOSEPH TINE TUR JCA MISITURA OMODERE BOLAJI-YUSUFF JCA
Counsel:Dr. G.C. Obiora Onyia, Esq. with him, O.C. Nnaji (Miss), Esq. and L.S. Mandela, Esq. For the Appellant; O.F. Okoh, Esq. For the Respondent.

JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): I tagged this determination "decision". I could have tagged it "opinion" so as to conform with the provisions of Section 294(2)-(6) and 318(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended which provides as follows:

"294(2) Each Justice of the Supreme Court or of the Court of Appeal shall express and deliver his opinion in writing, or may state in writing that he adopts the opinion of any other Justice who delivers a written opinion:

Provided that it shall not be necessary for the Justices who heard a cause or matter to be present when judgment is to be delivered and the opinion of a Justice may be pronounced or read by any other Justice whether or not he was present at the hearing.

(3) A decision of a Court consisting of more than one Judge shall be determined by the opinion of the majority of its members.

(4) For the purpose of delivering its decision under this Section, the Supreme Court, or the Court …

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