ADAMU JAURO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Lagos State High Court, coram Shitta-Bey J, delivered on 22nd April 1999 in suit No. LD/3772/95. In the said ruling, the lower court rejected a document sought to be tendered in evidence by the defendant now appellant.
Simply put and briefly stated, the background facts giving rise to this appeal are as follows: The respondent as plaintiff instituted the action at the lower court for damages and declarative reliefs that his dismissal from the appellant's employment was unconstitutional, null and void. The suit was commenced in 1995 at the Lagos division of the High Court of Lagos State. Trial commenced in earnest and the respondent was led in evidence by his counsel. In the course of cross examination on 18th February, 1998 the respondent was confronted with a document dated 29th September 1993, alleged to have been made by him. The respondent denied making the statement in the document,…