OKON & ANOR
V.
AKPASO

(2018) JELR 38785 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/C/264/2015 · 29 Jun 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria STEPHEN JONAH ADAH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH OLUBUNMI KAYODE OYEWOLE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appellants

respondent

appeal

counsel

paragraph

part judgment

statement of defence

trial court

sole issue

learned trial judge

monies

chioma egondu nwosu-iheme

deeds of assignment

high court of cross river state

ishie community bank

statement of claim

access roads

appellants counsel

appellants ishie community bank account

application of the claimant

bank account

case of the respondent

civil procedure

civil proceeding of the truth of an alleged fact

community land

cross river state high court

e. h. andrew esq

government of cross river state

joseph olubunmi kayode oyewole

leading judgment

ltd v. n.d.i.c

michael afu esq

ministry of lands

power of attorney

refund of their monies

respondent pastor isua akpaso

result of failure

said land

said part judgment

specific instructions

stephen jonah adah

such orders

summary of relevant facts

total sum of n9,340,000.00

trial judge

unequivocal admission of the respondents claim

various buyers

various police stations

view of the admission

witness depositions of the liability of the appellants

CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Respondent as Claimant at the trial Court claimed against the Appellants as Defendants, reliefs, damages, costs. (See page 2 of the Records).

The learned trial Judge B. T. Ebuta, J, of the Cross River State High Court, Calabar entered part judgment on the Application of the Claimant (Respondent herein) on the 19/10/2015 based on the pleadings, Statement of Defence and witness depositions of the liability of the Appellants to the Respondent to the tune of Six Million Naira.

This appeal is predicated on the said part judgment.

SUMMARY OF RELEVANT FACTS:

The Respondent as Claimant at the Trial Court filed a writ of summons and statement of claim in this suit on the 10th of March, 2014. The case of the Respondent as presented at the trial Court was that the Respondent an Estate Surveyor, Valuer and Property Consultant was approached by the Appellants to open up their community land, design a layout, get approval from the…

OKON & ANOR V. AKPASO

OKON & ANOR
V.
AKPASO