CO-OPERATIVE & COMMERCE BANK (NIGERIA) PLC
V.
ROSE & ORS
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C.C.B. (Nig.) Plc v. Rose (1998) 4 NWLR (Pt. 544) 37
UBAEZONU, JCA: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiffs/respondents (hereinafter called "the respondents") sued the appellant Bank for the sum of N1, 649,290,40 being sundry claims by various individuals as specified in the schedule attached to the statement of claim. The schedule is headed "Schedule of claims of C.C.B. Retired (Junior Staff) under to years". The claimants were originally 15 in number before objection was taken as to the competence of the suit. The names of 2 persons were struck out leaving 13 names. The claim as averred in the statement of claim at page 5 of the record of appeal reads as follows:"
Wherefore the plaintiff claims as follows:
1. The sum of N1, 649,290.40 (One Million, Six Hundred and Forty-nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety Naira and Forty Kobo only) in favour of the plaintiffs against the defendant being balance of the gratuities, value of earned leave and transport entitlements due to the plaintiffs from the defendant upon the compulsory l…