ROWLAND, JCA: (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of Elaiho, J., sitting at the High Court of Justice Benin, Edo State, delivered on 7/2/1996, wherein the sum of N15,000.00 (fifteen thousand naira) was awarded as general damages against the defendant/ appellant for the economic injury allegedlysuffered by the plaintiff/respondentarising from the former’s act of dishonouring his cheque No. 364196/992410 for N4,500 in favour of one Anthonia Ehiosu which was returned unpaid by the defendant/appellant. Pleadings were ordered, filed and exchanged. The case then proceeded to trial. After reviewing the evidence adduced by both parties, the learned trial Judge, in a reserved judgment, awarded N15,000.00 (fifteen thousand naira) as general damages against the defendant in favour of the plaintiff. The defendant was dissatisfied with the decision of the court below and consequently appealed to this court on a number of grounds. The plaintiff who was also diss…
U.B.N. PLC
V.
OKOROR
(2001) JELR 53462 (CA)
Court of Appeal 6 Dec 2001 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- This is an appeal against a judgment where the defendant was ordered to pay N15,000.00 in general damages for dishonoring a cheque. - The defendant/appellant argued that a document marked "without prejudice" was wrongly admitted as eviden
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/B/110/98
Judges:RAPHAEL O. ROWLAND, JCA (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE, JCA KUMAI BANYANG AKAAHS, JCA
Counsel:F. Orboih Esq. (with him, Miss I. A. Abdulai) - for the Appellant/ Cross-Respondent.
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P. Onegbedan Esq. (with him, E. S. Odemwingie (Esq).) - for the Respondent/Cross-Appellant.
Other Citations:(2002) 8 NWLR (Pt. 769) 466, (2001) JELR 77651 (CA)
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