AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the judgment delivered on 31/10/2013 by the High Court of Justice, Abia State, holden at Ohafia Judicial Division presided over by Hon. Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu (hereafter to be simply referred to as the lower Court and learned trial Judge respectively). The Respondent on record as claimant initiated the instant action by a writ of summons which issued on 19/5/2009 against the Appellants (who are two of the initial three Defendants) before the lower Court. The 3rd Defendant was struck out as a party prior to the commencement of hearing in the case. Parties duly filed and exchanged their respective pleadings which were accompanied with the written depositions of witnesses the parties intended to field at trial. The Respondent in his amended statement of claim, claimed against the Appellants jointly and severally the following reliefs: -
a). AN ORDER of Court directing the defendants to make a rep…