NNPC
V.
EMELIKE

(2018) JELR 39052 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/PH/93/2014 · 19 Jan 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

THERESA NGOLIKA ORJI-ABADUA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ISAIAH OLUFEMI AKEJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

suit

cause of action

claimant

issue

new finima

respondent

federal high court

old finima

record of appeal

statement of claim

exclusive jurisdiction

learned trial judge

virtue of section

subject matter

amended statement of claim of the respondent

jurisdiction of the state high court

supreme court decision

jurisdiction of the court

plaintiffs claims

plaintiffs standard

account of plaintiffs house

account of this matter

acquisition of claimants houses

administrative decision of defendant

amended statement of defence

appellants brief of argument

building of properties

case of nkuma v odili

civil suits

compensation monies

date of the document

defendants counsel

following cost

following reliefs

interlocutory appeal

land use act fall

learned trial judge suo motu

management of federal government agencies

new finima towns

paragraphs affidavit

plots 124a

point of law

promulgation of the said decree

provision of the money

relocation of the claimant

respondents action

respondents brief of argument

root cause of the claim

sum of n3,271,050

time of the act

BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This interlocutory appeal originated from the ruling of T. S. Oji J., delivered on 27/06/2013. The respondent is the Claimant while the appellant is the Defendant. The Claimant filed a Further Amended Statement of Claim on 28/06/1993 against the Defendant seeking for the following reliefs: -

1: On the footing of special and general damages the sum of N3,271,050:00 for losses suffered and continuing particularized as follows: -

(a) Building of properties known as plots 124A, 214B, 215A and 215B or provision of the money to build same estimated at the following cost: -

(i) Plot 124A - - - - N375,000:00

(ii) Plot 124B - - - - N250,000:00

(iii) Plot 215A - - - - 375,000:00

(iv) Plot 215B - - - - 200,000:00

(b) Provision of adequate conveniences, fixtures and fittings to the Plaintiffs standard as were obtainable in her houses in old Finima or in the alternative the under listed estimated prevailing market prices for the provision o…

NNPC V. EMELIKE

NNPC
V.
EMELIKE