IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an interlocutory appeal against the Ruling of Port-Harcourt division of the Court of Appeal (court below) of 23rd October, 2013, wherein the court below struck out appellants' appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court (trial court) holden at Asaba, delivered on the 14th of June, 2010. Facts relevant to this appeal as contained in the records of appeal are that the respondents, herein, as plaintiffs, instituted an action against the appellants, herein, as defendants. The plaintiffs claimed damages in excess of N17 Billion Naira against the defendants arising from alleged oil spills in the course of defendants' operations. The trial court entered judgment in favour of the plaintiffs and awarded a sum in excess of N17 Billion Naira as damages against the defendants. Dissatisfied with the decision of the trial court the defendants filed an appeal to the court below. Two Notices of Appeal, according to th…
SPDC & ORS
V.
AGBARA & ORS
(2015) JELR 40378 (SC)
Supreme Court 11 Dec 2015 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- This is an interlocutory appeal against the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt division, which struck out the appellants' appeal against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Asaba. - The respondents sued the appellants, claim
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.693/2013
Judges:IBRAHIM TANKO MUHAMMAD JSC
MUHAMMAD SAIFULLAH MUNTAKA-COOMASIE JSC
BODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC
CLARA BATA OGUNBIYI JSC
CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE JSC
Counsel:O. Akoni, SAN for the appellants with him, B. B. Lawal, A. O. Utake, and A. Achiniwu (Miss). For the Appellant;
L. E. Nwosu, SAN for the respondents with him; J. U. K. Igwe, SAN, Paulyne Abtulumen, A. N. Ayaogu, S. Onyemenam, Z. A. Nwosu and E. Abiri (Miss). For the Respondent.
Other Citations:(2015) JELR 53287 (SC)
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