MR. ALEXANDER AJONYE V. MR. MIKE NWACHUKWU

MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is from the decision of the F.C.T. High Court, (to be called High court after now) in Suit No. FHC/HC/CV/820/2000 contained in a judgment delivered on the 14/6/05. The judgment was entered in favour of the Respondent as plaintiff in High court and being dissatisfied with it, the Appellant caused a notice of appeal dated the 13/9/05 to be filed on the same date against same. The notice of appeal is at pages 229-233 of the printed record of appear and contains four (4) grounds of the dissatisfaction by the Appellant against the judgment which are as follows; without their particulars:-

'GROUNDS OF APPEAL

(1) The judgment is against the weight of evidence.

(2) The learned trial Judge erred in law when he awarded the sum of N650,000.00 (Six hundred and fifty thousand Naira) to the Respondent whereas the pleadings and evidence of the Defendant (Appellant herein) which specifically traversed the claim for it was sus…