FRANK GBOBOH V. BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC

YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos delivered on the 30th day of September, 2010 presided over by HON. JUSTICE K. O. ALOGBA wherein judgment was entered in favour of the Appellant only to the extent of payment of the Appellants salary and other entitlements up to the date of his discharge from a criminal charge. Aggrieved by the said decision, the Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal dated 13th of May, 2013 on the 14th of May, 2013 setting out 4 grounds of appeal.

The brief facts surrounding this appeal are simply that the Appellant was an employee of the Respondent, an Accounts Officer II at the time material to this appeal. In the course of his employment, he participated in the opening of a Corporate Credit account in the name of United Nations which resulted in the issues of tickets to the tune of $88, 304. 00. The cost of the tickets could not be recovered by the Respondent. Consequently…