AGBO JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant as plaintiff claimed of the respondents of the Lagos Division of the High Court of Lagos State as follows:-
i. The sum of ₦447,000(Four Hundred forty-seven thousand naira) and ₦5.00 (Five Naira) commission on the draft being the sum of money due to the plaintiff from the 1st and 2nd defendants viz:
a. Refund of the money for draft negligently issued by the 1st defendant to the 2nd defendant together with the commission debited against the plaintiff's account.
ii. The sum of ₦1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira) being special damages suffered by the plaintiff due to the negligence of the 1st defendant in issuing the bank draft contrary to the plaintiff's instructions, to the order of the 2nd defendant and for facilitating the conversion of the money stated in the said bank draft by the 2nd defendant.
iii. The sum of ₦1,000,000 (One Million Naira) being general damages suffered by the plaintiff due to the negligence of the 1st defend…