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GLOBE FISHING INDUSTRIES LTD & ORS
V.
COKER

(1990) JELR 45326 (SC)

Supreme Court 23 Nov 1990 Nigeria
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- The plaintiff (respondent) challenged his removal as a director of Globe Fishing Industries Ltd. and the subsequent appointment of the 5th defendant (appellant), Joseph Adeola, alleging procedural irregularity and breach of the Articles o

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Suit Number:SC.98/1987
Judges:AUGUSTINE NNAMANI JSC ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE JSC PHILLIP NNAEMEKA-AGU JSC OLAJIDE OLATAWURA JSC EPHRAIM OMOROSE IBUKUN AKPATA JSC
Counsel:O. Vaughan, Esq. (with him, Mrs. B. Fayemi) For the Appellant; O. Awoliyi For the Respondent.
Other Citations:Globe Fishing Inds. Ltd. v. Coker (1990) NWLR (Pt.162)265 (1990) 11-12 S.C 80, (1990) 7 NWLR (Pt. 162) 265

OLATAWURA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The respondent who was the plaintiff in the court of first instance filed an action against the defendants now the appellants in this court and claimed as follows:

1. Declaration that the election of Mr. Joseph Adeola as a director of Globe Fishing Industries Limited is null and void.

2. That the chairman Alhaji Sule Katagum, the managing director Mr. Roussinov and the general manager Mr. Dayaldasam be compelled to make available to the plaintiff certified bank statements of account of the Globe Fishing Industries Limited at the United Bank for Africa for the periods 1st July, 1979-30th June, 1980 respectively;

3. That the chairman Alhaji Sule Katagum, managing director Mr. Roussinov, and the general manager Mr. Dayaldasam be compelled to convene the annual general meeting of Globe Fishing Industries Limited for the year 1980 to consider

(a) the annual accounts covering the periods 1/7/79- 30/6/80 and 30/6/80 - 31/12/80.

(b) to …

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