MAHMUD MOHAMMED, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court of Justice of Kaduna State, the appellants herein as plaintiffs brought an action against Alhaji Abdu Abubakar, now deceased, as the defendant claiming the following reliefs in their Writ of Summons dated 30th January 1986 -
"The plaintiffs claim against the defendant, is for the sum of N131,815.00 (One hundred and thirty one thousand, eight hundred and fifteen naira) being the cost of 19 (nineteen) Peugeot vehicles of various brands supplied to the defendant on credit at his own request within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court."
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On the 26th day of August 1982, the defendant requested the plaintiffs to supply and deliver the following units of Peugeot vehicles of various descriptions:-
8 x 505 SR, 6 x 305 SR and 5 x 504 family; all totalling 19 units. The aforesaid written request of the defendant, dated 26th August, 1982, was made in Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Cour…