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LUKUMAN AMINU V. BOLAJI ALASADE & ORS.

(2010) JELR 47809 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/I/128/2001  •  24 Mar 2010  •  Nigeria

Coram
KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN JCA; SIDI DAUDA BAGE JCA; MODUPE FASANMI JCA;

Judgement

SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By a Writ of Summon dated the 6th of January, 1992, the 1st Respondent as Plaintiff at the trial Court instituted the initial Suit No. HIF/28/91 and seeking the sum of N275,000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Naira) only being general and special damages for wrongful arrest and detention and or imprisonment by the Police. Also for wrongful seizure and or detention of his Peugeot 404 Pickup, etc. (This is evidenced at Pages 5-7 of the Record of Appeal).

The Particulars of Damages claimed to have been suffered by the 1st Respondent were given as follows:-

PARTICULARS OF DAMAGE:

General Damages:

(a) The sum of N20,500.00 (Twenty Thousand, Five Hundred Naira only) being general damages for unlawful imprisonment

(b) The sum of N50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira only) being damages in detinue.

(c) The Sum of N21,000.00 (Twenty One Thousand Naira only) being general damages for trespass committed on the Plaintiff's Room at …

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