HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Ogun State High Court, Coram Catherine O. Ogunsanya, J sitting at the Ijebu Ode Judicial Division, delivered on the 26th day of January, 2010 in Suit No: HCJ/43/2007.
Upon being served the Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim, the 1st 5th and 6th 13th Defendants/Respondents filed a Joint Statement of Defence which was dated and filed on the 9th day of January, 2007, wherein they denied the Plaintiff/Appellants claims and urged the trial Court to dismiss same as being frivolous and lacking in merit. The 14th Defendant/Respondent filed a Separate Statement of Defence on the 5th day of July, 2007, also urging the Court to dismiss the Plaintiff/Appellants claims. Thereafter, the Plaintiff/Appellant amended the Statement of Claim by order of the trial Court granted on the 18th day of January, 2008. The reliefs sought in the Amended Statement of Claim filed on the 24/01/2008 read as…