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UNITED CEMENT CO. LTD & ANOR
V.
LIBEND GROUP LTD & ANOR

(2016) JELR 40869 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Dec 2016 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/C/277/2013
Judges:IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHIOMA EGONDU NWOSU-IHEME Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH OLUBUNMI KAYODE OYEWOLE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:FOLUSO F. AKINLONU, ESQ. For Appellant MBA E. UKWENI, ESQ. with him, DR. MIKE T. OTU, ESQ., ENO EDET, ESQ. and KEBE P. IWARA, ESQ. FOR 1ST RESPONDENTTONYE KRUKRUBO, ESQ. with him, ALUKO and OYEBODE FOR 2ND RESPONDENT For Respondent

IBRAHIM MOHAMMED MUSA SAULAWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Calabar Judicial Division, delivered on June 28, 2013, in Suit No. FHC/CA/CS/52/2007. By the said judgment, the Court below coram, A.F.A. Ademola, J; granted all the reliefs sought by the 1st Respondent as per the Amended Writ of summons thereof.

BACKGROUND FACTS

On May 31, 2007, the 1st Respondent filed in the Court below a writ of summons along with a 23 paragraphed statement of claim seeking some declaratory and injunctive reliefs against both Appellants. See pages 4 - 11 of the Record of Appeal. By the Amended Writ of Summons and Amended Statement of Claim thereof filed on 27/3/09, the 1st Respondent sought the following reliefs against the Appellants and 2nd Respondent, jointly and severally:

(a) A DECLARATION that the defendants action in encroaching on the plaintiff's mining site covered by Quarrying License No.QLS1380 and carrying on mining activ…

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