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(2017) JELR 37638 (CA)

Court of Appeal 28 Sep 2017 Nigeria
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- The case involves an appeal that was adjourned due to the health challenges of the judge assigned to the case. - The judge clarifies that the determination of the appeal is not considered a judgment, but rather a decision or opinion, base

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Suit Number:CA/E/361/2015
Judges:IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH TINE TUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MISITURA OMODERE BOLAJI-YUSUFF Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Mrs. S.N. Ekoh (DSC) For Appellant E.S. Okorie, Esq. For Respondent

JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The learned Counsel representing the parties in this appeal adopted their respective briefs of argument on 23rd May, 2017 and the appeal was adjourned to enable the panel deliberate to make known its decision. The appeal was assigned to me for decision making. Since then I have had all manner of health challenges moving from one hospital to another. When I recovered strength to prepare and deliver the opinion of this Court, then came the annual vacation. I have remained at my duty post throughout the period of the annual vacation to prepare and make known the decision or opinion of the panel that heard the appeal. I have not tagged the determination of this appeal as Judgment but rather a Decision or an an Opinion because of the provisions of Section 294(1)-(4) read together with 318(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as altered which provides as follows:

1. Every Court established under this Consti…

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