JOSEPH TINE TUR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice Calabar, Cross River State, delivered by Hon. Justice Okoi I. Itam on 22nd day of March, 2010 entering judgment in favour of the Respondents wherein the appellants being aggrieved, filed their joint Notice of Appeal on 17th May, 2010 challenging the various awards made in favour of the Respondents. The 1st-3rd appellants filed their joint brief of argument on 18th May, 2012. When the appeal came up for hearing on 16th January, 2013 the names of the 4th, 5th and 6th appellant's were struck out on the application of the learned Counsel to the appellants. Learned Counsel to the appellant's adopted the joint brief of argument urging that the appeal be allowed. The 1st-6th Respondents' joint brief of argument filed on 22nd June, 2012 was also adopted by their learned Counsel who urged that this appeal should be dismissed.
Learned Counsel to the appellants and set …