F.F. TABAI, J.S.C.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal on the 12th of April, 2006.The original action itself was initiated at the Port Harcourt Division of the High Court of Rivers State by a writ of summons issued in April 1992. The Plaintiffs were the Appellant/Cross-Respondents at the court below and are the Appellants in this Court. The Defendants were the Respondents/Cross Appellants at the Court below and are the Respondents herein. I shall herein after in this judgment simply refer to the Plaintiffs as Appellants and the Defendants as Respondents. Both the writ of summons and the Statement of Claim were amended. In the amended writ of summons a claim for N2 million naira for breach of contract was added to relief No. 4. In the amended claim which is reproduced in paragraph 18 of the Amended Statement of Claim the Appellants claimed against the Respondents jointly and severally as follows…
MINI LODGE LTD & ANOR
V.
NGEI & ANOR.
(2009) JELR 47313 (SC)
Supreme Court 11 Dec 2009 Nigeria
Case
Key Passages 17
Citing Cases 65
BriefBot Summary
- This case involves an appeal against the judgment of the Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal. - The original action was initiated in April 1992 at the Port Harcourt Division of the High Court of Rivers State. - The plaintiffs (a
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.231/2006
Judges:DAHIRU MUSDAPHER JSC
GEORGE ADESOLA OGUNTADE JSC
FRANCIS FEDODE TABAI JSC
IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC
OLUFUNMILOLA OYELOLA ADEKEYE JSC
Counsel:EBERECHI ADELE ESQ. For the Appellants;
FAYE DIKIO ESQ. For the Respondents.
Other Citations:(2009) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1173) 254, Mini Lodge Ltd v. Ngei (2009) 18 NWLR (Pt. 1173) 254
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