JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The applicant's contention is that the respondent was not her employee; the respondent contended otherwise and filed an action in the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State on 1st day of March, 2007 claiming the following reliefs in paragraph 19 of the Statement of Claim:
"19. The plaintiff has been damaged by defendant's wrongful acts.
Wherefore the plaintiff claims from the defendants jointly and severally as follows:
(1) A declaration that the stoppage of the payment in June, 1987 of plaintiff's salaries by the defendants without any justifiable reason or formal termination of plaintiff's appointment is wrongful, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
(2) A declaration that the plaintiff is still a staff in the employment of the defendants and entitled to his salaries and other entitlements as his employment has a statutory flavour.
(3) AN ORDER for the plaintiff to resume work with the 2nd defendant and for paymen…