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UNION BEVERAGES LTD
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OWOLABI

(1988) JELR 42819 (SC)

Supreme Court 29 Jan 1988 Nigeria
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- The plaintiff (M.A. Owolabi) sued the defendant (Union Beverages Ltd.) in the Oyo State High Court, seeking a declaration that the termination of his appointment as Sales Manager was wrongful, and claiming ₦60,970 in damages for wrongful

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Suit Number:SC.219/1985
Judges:KAYODE ESO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SAIDU KAWU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ABDUL GANIYU OLATUNJI AGBAJE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria PHILLIP NNAEMEKA-AGU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:A.A. Adefulu (With R.E. Aggreh Miss) For Appellant Prof S.A. Adesanya (with him O.O Ogunbanjo) For Respondent
Other Citations:Union Beverages v Owolabi (1988) 1 NWLR (Pt.68) 128 (1988) All N.L.R 100 (1988) 1 S.C. 233

A. G. O. AGBAJE, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal came on for hearing on 2nd November 1987, after going through the briefs of argument of counsel for both sides and after listening to the arguments of counsel in open court I allowed the appeal summarily. I reserved my reasons for doing so till today. I now give the reasons.

The case now before us on appeal originated in the High Court of Justice, Oyo State in the Ibadan Judicial Division holden at Ibadan. There the plaintiff one M.A. Owolabi sued the defendant Company, Union Beverages Ltd. Because of the points arising for determination in this appeal, it is necessary to state in full the Plaintiff's claim in that court against the defendant. Since the statement of claim supercedes the writ of summons, the plaintiff's claim will be taken as contained in paragraph 34 of the plaintiff's amended Statement of Claim which reads as follows:

(a)"Declaration that the purported termination of the plaintiff's appointment as Sa…

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