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KUNLE & ORS

(2018) JELR 39323 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 Apr 2018 Nigeria
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- The case involves an appeal against the summary judgment entered by the Kwara State High Court in favour of the first to third respondents (claimants) against Skye Bank (the appellant) and other defendants, for the payment/refund of N92,0

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Suit Number:CA/IL/54/2010
Judges:CHIDI NWAOMA UWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HAMMA AKAWU BARKA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:K.K. Eleja, SAN with him, M.A. Abdulraheem, Esq., Ahmed Babatunde, Esq., Ibrahim Alabidun, Esq., A.O. Mohammed, Esq. and A.T. Ahmed, Esq. For Appellant Salisu Ahmed, Esq. with him, T.N. Olaitan, Esq. for 1st to 3rd Respondents.4th and 5th Respondents are unrepresented. For Respondent
Other Citations:(2019) 10 NWLR (Pt. 1679) 90, (2018) JELR 79481 (CA)

BOLOUKUROMO MOSES UGO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is from the judgment of the Kwara State High Court, delivered on the 2nd day of October, 2008 by M. O. Adewara J. granting the Claimants/1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents application for summary judgment against appellant, 4th and 5th respondents and three others, precisely Messrs. Bunmi Omotosho, Adegoke Aderian Jelili and Dare who were 1st to 3rd defendants. This last three were 4th6th respondents in this appeal before they were struck out at appellants instance when it found it difficult to locate and serve them the appeal processes.

The relevant facts of the case are that, 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents as claimants in the High Court of Kwara State took out a writ of summons against the said Messrs. Bunmi Omotosho, Adegoke Aderian Jelili and Dare, Skye Bank, the appellant, and First Bank in that order claiming:

1. A declaration that the Claimants being agents of the 1st-3rd Defendants and who received money on the…

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