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ECOBANK (NIG) PLC
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IDOGHO & ORS

(2018) JELR 38852 (CA)

Court of Appeal 14 Jun 2018 Nigeria
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- The 1st and 2nd Respondents, former account holders of defunct Hallmark Bank Plc, sued for non-crediting of contract funds to their account, wrongful interest charges, and reputational damage after Hallmark Bank failed to credit funds pai

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Suit Number:CA/B/30/2015
Judges:PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUDASHIRU NASIRU ONIYANGI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:M.L. Aruna Esq. For Appellant T.C. Williams Esq. with him, U.K. Gbenebitse Esq. for 1st and 2nd RespondentA.E. Ogbeide-Ihama Esq. with him, F.N. Owakwue Esq. for 3rd Respondent For Respondent

PHILOMENA MBUA EKPE, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This Appeal emanated from the judgment of Hon. Justice C.E. Achilefu of the High Court of Delta State, sitting at High Court No. 3 Warri, delivered on the 10th day of June, 2014. The Appellant who was the 1st Defendant was dissatisfied with the said judgment and filed a Notice of Appeal on 4/8/2014 raising the following grounds of appeal. The grounds of Appeal shorn of their particulars are reproduced below:

GROUND ONE:

The learned trial judge erred in law when he held that the Appellant breached the duty of care it owed to the 1st and 2nd Respondent.

GROUND TWO:

The learned trial judge misdirected himself as to facts when he held that the Appellant agreed to the 1st and 2nd Respondents assertion that the sum of ₦6,809,233.88 (Six Million, Eight Hundred and Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty Three Naira, Eighty Eight kobo was paid by NDIC into the 1st and 2nd Respondents account.

GROUND THREE:

The learned trial judge erred in la…

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