HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU, J.C.A.: (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Kaduna state in Suit No KDH/KAD/681/2010 contained in the ruling delivered by Honorable Justice M.T.M. Aliyu on the 25th of January, 2011. By a Writ of Summons filed on the 27th of July, 2010 but issued by the Registry of the High Court of Kaduna State on the 3rd of August, 2010, the Respondent, as plaintiff, commenced an action in the High Court of Kaduna State in Suit No KDH/KAD/681/2010 against the Appellant, as defendant, and the endorsement on the Writ of Summons read thus:
"The plaintiff was an employee of the Defendant and upon her retirement by the Defendant, the Defendant computed her terminal benefit in the sum of N385,601.68 but has refused to pay same to the Plaintiff:
Whereof the Plaintiff claims against the Defendant as follows:
a. The sum of N385,601.68 representing the assessed terminal benefits due to the Plaintiff from the Defendant o…