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(2018) JELR 40384 (SC)

Supreme Court 13 Jul 2018 Nigeria
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- The Supreme Court affirmed the concurrent findings of the lower courts that the dispute arose from a banker-customer relationship, not a simple contract, and therefore fell within the concurrent jurisdiction of both the Federal High Court

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Suit Number:SC.406/2016
Judges:OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria JOHN INYANG OKORO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria AMIRU SANUSI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:G.C. Duru with him, O.A. Divine For Appellant Olabode Olanipekun with him, Faith Adarighofua, Shola Bojuwoye, Opemipo Olorunfemi and Kolawole Aro For Respondent
Other Citations:(2018) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1651) 201, (2018) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1650) 116, (2018) JELR 74294 (SC), (2018) JELR 75912 (SC)

MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, or Court below or Lower Court, Coram: Sidi Dauda Bage, JCA (as he then was), Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji and Abimbola O. Obaseki - Adejumo JJCA delivered on the 30th day of March, 2016 where the Lower Court affirmed the ruling of the trial Court delivered on 11th day of November, 2015 per M. B. Idris J.

It is in dissatisfaction with the decision of the Court below that the appellant has come before the Supreme Court to ventilate its grievances.

FACTS BRIEFLY STATED:

Respondents' grouse in presenting the suit in this appeal is that Appellant herein allegedly failed and/or neglected to adhere to an "in-principle" agreement reached between a certain Honeywell Group Limited (not a party in the suit of this appeal) and the appellant herein as shown in the letters dated 22nd July, 2013. (compiled at pages 31 and 32 of the record of appeal, Vol.1).

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