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GARBA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): In a judgement delivered on 2 May 2013, the High Court of Lagos state sitting at Ikeja, had dismissed the appellant’s suit No. ID/1170/08 against the respondents, for failure of proof. The claims by the appellant were as follows:-
“1. Declaration that the acts of the 1st and 2nd defendants in causing and or authorizing the broadcast of the Starcomms Master TV brand Commercial which featured the appellant as a model, outside the agreed duration of the advert without the claimant’s consent is wrongful and constitutes a breach of the agreement between the claimant and the 1st and 2nd defendants in respect of the said TV Commercial. Declaration that the 3rd and 4th defendants act of A broadcasting the Starcomms master brand TV Commercial which featured the appellant as a model outside the agreed duration of the advert without the claimant’s consent is wrongful and constitutes a breach of the claimant’s right. A sum of N25,000,000.00 (twenty five …