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MAFILA
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BAKINDE & ANOR

(2018) JELR 39076 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 May 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/IL/M.108/2015
Judges:MOJEED ADEKUNLE OWOADE 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:Appellant appears in person. For Appellant A.B. Adeyi For Respondent

HAMMA AKAWU BARKA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The instant appeal is against the Ruling of Justice E. B. Mohammed of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin and delivered on the 11th of June, 2015. The said decision which can be located at pages 102 to 113 of the records culminated with the decision to wit:

In the final analysis, it is my view that the defense put up by the defendant is a sham not a defense on the merit meant to dribble and frustrate the claimants and cheat them out of judgment they are legitimately entitled to by delay tactics aimed, not at offering any real defense to the action but gaining time within which he may continue to postpone meeting his obligation and indebtedness.

Besides that, there is no serious conflict in the affidavit evidence of the parties herein to call for further investigation or examination of the issue of agency relationship raised as defense by the defendant and the defendants affidavit does not raise any triable issue which…

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